Funder: United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Extended submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$25,000 total for one year (salary stipend only)
Summary: Supports PhD graduate students researching primary mitochondrial disease to advance diagnosis, treatments, and cures.
Key Information: Applicants must have advanced to PhD candidacy and work under an advisor conducting mitochondrial disease research.
Description
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF), in collaboration with the Mito Foundation in Australia, offers the Graduate Student Award through its Research Grant Program. The award supports research and clinical work advancing diagnosis, treatment, and ultimately cures for primary mitochondrial disease, while developing the next generation of mitochondrial disease researchers.
The program welcomes basic, translational, and clinical research addressing any form of primary mitochondrial disease. Strategic priorities include precision medicine approaches that address biological or clinical heterogeneity and clinical trial readiness work that develops data, tools, or infrastructure for future trials. Projects drawing on secondary mitochondrial dysfunction are welcome when they clearly demonstrate potential benefit for people with primary mitochondrial disease.
