Request for Proposals: Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative for Early Career Investigators

Projects investigating sarcoidosis that submitted for funding should display novelty, creativity, and promise in seeking innovative approaches to understand the etiology, genetics, epidemiology, or molecular basis of sarcoidosis.

For this program, “early career” investigators are defined as being within the first five years of an independent faculty appointment who have not yet obtained an R01, P01, or P50 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or a similar award (e.g., typically multiyear grants that provide substantial support for independent research programs, >$250,000 per year in direct costs). 

Funding: $100,000 per year 

Duration: 2 years

Research Authority due date: 20.10.25

Full proposal due date: 27.10.25