Funder: Satellite Healthcare
Due Dates: November 19, 2026 (Application) | July 1, 2027 (Required research start)
Funding Amounts: $100,000 annually for two years
Summary: Supports early-career faculty conducting kidney research as they develop independent research careers and prepare for R01-level funding.
Key Information: Applicants must be active ASN members with at least 75% protected research time.
Description
KidneyCure, the ASN Foundation, awards Transition to Independence Grants to help early-career faculty establish independent biomedical research programs. Applicants may propose clinical or basic science research examining any aspect of kidney biology and disease. The goal is to generate preliminary data and position recipients to compete as principal investigators for an NIH R01 grant or equivalent by the end of the award.
Satellite Healthcare and ASN endow the Norman and Sandra Coplon Research Scholar Grant within this program for general nephrology investigators. Other named and partner grants support general nephrology, transplantation, pediatrics, diversity-related research, and oxalosis-related diseases. KidneyCure welcomes applicants whose backgrounds or life experiences bring valuable perspectives to nephrology, particularly those who have encountered barriers to entering the field.
