Since 2000, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation (initially through AASLD) has invested more than $60 million to advance innovative hepatology research and support the people who study and treat liver disease through our Research and Career Development Awards program.

HOW TO APPLY:

Review RFAs for current AASLD Foundation funding opportunities below. Applications must be submitted electronically at www.liverresearchawards.org and are due at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the specified deadline.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL INTEREST:

Additional dedicated funding to advance research activities in autoimmune hepatitis is available for the 2025 Awards cycle. Applications in autoimmune hepatitis are encouraged in all early to mid-career research award categories and the Pilot and Autoimmune Exploratory Research Award categories.

Open 2025 Funding Opportunities



Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research Award in Liver Diseases

Who Can Apply: Junior Faculty

Type: Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes

Term / Funding Amount: 2 Years, $200,000 ($100,000 per year)

Application Deadline: December 9, 2024



Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases

Who Can Apply: Junior Faculty

Type: Basic Science Research

Term / Funding Amount: 3 Years, $300,000 ($100,000 per year)

Application Deadline:  December 9, 2024



Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases 

Who Can Apply: Junior Faculty 3 years post appointment to at or below the Mid-Career Faculty/Associate Professor Level

Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research

Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $50,000

Application Deadline: December 9, 2024



Frank J. Tusa Pilot Award for Research in Hepatic Encephalopathy 

Who Can Apply: Early-Stage Investigators (ESI) to at or below the Mid-Career Faculty/Associate Professor Level

Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research

Disease Focus: Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE)

Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $50,000

Application Deadline: December 9, 2024



Gupta Family Pilot Award in PSC Research   

Who Can Apply: Postdoctoral level to at or below the Mid-Career Faculty/Associate Professor Level

Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research

Disease Focus: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)* 

Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $50,000

Application Deadline: December 9, 2024

*Proposals must be focused on etiology and/or pathogenesis of PSC



Autoimmune Liver Diseases Exploratory Research Award 

Who Can Apply: Graduate Students to Junior Faculty

Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research

Disease Focus: Autoimmune Liver Diseases (e.g., Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC))

Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $20,000

Application Deadline: December 9, 2024



Bridge Award

Who Can Apply: Faculty with an appointment at or below the Associate Professor Level

Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research

Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $100,000

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025



Digestive Disease Week® Abstract Awards 

Who Can Apply: GI or Transplant Hepatology Fellows

Type: Travel

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025



Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellow Award

Who Can Apply: GI Fellows entering a 4th year Transplant Hepatology Fellowship or 3rd year GI/Hepatology dual certification program

Type: Travel Funds and Career Development

Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $4,000

Application Deadline: February 3, 2025

 

 

2025 Programs Coming Soon

Emerging Liver Scholars Program

Who Can Apply: Medical Residents in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Pathology, Radiology, or Surgery Training Programs

Type: Travel / Career Development

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025



Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider Program

Who Can Apply: Early-career or new-to-liver Advanced Practice Providers; Graduate students in accredited Advanced Practice Provider degree programs

Type: Travel / Career Development

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025



The Liver Meeting Abstract Awards

Who Can Apply: Undergraduate students to Junior Faculty

Type: Travel

Application Deadline: June 16, 2025