Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award
NKF seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity related to kidney health at a community level. The application must seek to improve access to kidney care, kidney disease management, and patient outcomes.
Who should apply? Open to all healthcare professionals, researchers, and multidisciplinary teams affiliated with any health system, academic medical center, FQHC, or any other health care organization in the U.S. serving people with kidney disease.
Funding Amount: $75,000 for one year
Deadline: February 8, 2027
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Young Investigator Research Grant
NKF established the Young Investigator Research Grant program to support clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented
Who Should Apply? Applicant must:
- Have completed training in nephrology prior to the start of the grant award.
- Hold a full-time appointment to a faculty position at a U.S. university, or an equivalent position as a scientist on the staff of a research-oriented institution, at the time funding begins.
- Are within their first four years of initial appointment to a faculty position or staff scientist position in a research organization.
Funding Amount: $35,000 ($25,000 for the Gonzalez Memorial Research Fund) for one year
Deadline: February 8, 2027
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Big-Nova Foundation Young Investigator Award
The Big-Nova Foundation Young Investigator Award supports promising early-career investigators conducting patient-oriented research focused on slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Proposed projects must clearly identify how the research could improve the prevention, detection, prediction, or treatment of CKD progression and ultimately improve outcomes for people living with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented and must have slowing CKD progression as a central objective or outcome.
Who Should Apply? Applicant must:
- Have completed training in nephrology prior to the start of the grant award.
- Hold a full-time appointment to a faculty position at a U.S. university, or an equivalent position as a scientist on the staff of a research-oriented institution, at the time funding begins.
- Be within their first four years of initial appointment to a faculty position or staff scientist position in a research organization.
Funding Amount: $75,000 per year for three years
Deadline: February 8, 2027
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NKF Executive Council Research Grant
The NKF Executive Council Research Grant is an exclusive NKF Members-only rotating research grant shared among the four NKF professional councils for $10,000. Not an NKF member? Join or renew today!
The 2027 grant application for dietitians is now closed. The 2028 grant will be available to social workers, with information released in late summer 2027.