Research Grants
Before you apply for an NKF research grant, please read the Research, Training & Education Agenda 2004-2009 (PDF 103KB) and please read the KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines and Recommendations (PDF 412KB).
Please read all instructions to applicants carefully as they contain important information regarding eligibility requirements.
- Research Fellowship Application
Applications are due on or before March 15, 2011.
The purpose of National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Research Fellowships is: (1) to foster training of young and new investigators with the potential of making contributions to the understanding and cure of kidney diseases; (2) to foster, through training fellows, kidney-related research that is of high merit; and (3) to encourage high quality applicants who want to make a career change into academic Nephrology.
— Instructions to applicants (PDF 53kb)
— KDOQI Fellowship Instructions to applicants (PDF 39kb)
— Instructions to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Fellowship for the Study of Uremia Applicants (PDF 40kb)
— Sample application (PDF 136kb)
— Reference Form
— Application period has ended.
- Young Investigator Grant Program
NKF will not be accepting applications for The Young Investigator Grants in this funding cycle.
The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant Program is to support research in the fields of nephrology, urology and related disciplines by individuals who have completed fellowship training and who hold junior faculty positions at university-affiliated medical centers in the United States.
Applications will be considered from individuals who will have completed research training in nephrology, urology or closely related fields prior to the start of the grant award and who intend to pursue research directly related to these areas.
— Sample application (PDF 125kb)
- KDOQI Research Grant
Due to budgetary shortfalls at the National Kidney Foundation, there will be no new funding available for KDOQI Research grants in 2011. This means that we will not be able to issue a new RFA at this time. NKF is currently funding four KDOQI research grants at $150,000/yr, and anticipates that the RFA will be issued as soon as sufficient funds become available for additional awards. - Clinical Scientist Award
This program has been discontinued. - Professional Councils Research Grants
NKF will not be accepting or supporting research applications at this time.
