Ann Theodore Foundation Learning Opportunities in Medicine and Sarcoidosis (ATF-LOMAS)
Research Admin Offices:
Funding Type:
Proposal
Opportunity Type:
- Grant
- Request for Proposal
Value:
$200,000 over two years to support research focused on the biology, epidemiology, or clinical care of sarcoidosis. Each awardee will also be paired with a faculty mentor.
Disciplines:
Sponsors:
Deadlines:
Internal Deadline:
October 19, 2026
Sponsor Deadline:
October 26, 2026
Description:
ATF-LOMAS is focused on supporting early-career investigators, with the goal of retaining talented scientists in the sarcoidosis field.
Eligibility:
Each applicant organization must be a nonprofit academic or research institution, including domestic and non-US nonprofit organizations and domestic and non-US public/private academic universities or institutions of higher learning (including colleges, universities, medical schools, and other related academic research institutions). Certain qualified governmental agencies with active biomedical research programs may also apply.
All proposed research projects must be led by a principal investigator (PI) who holds a doctorate (e.g., PhD, MD, or related research doctorate). The PI must be an independent investigator.
Institutions may submit more than one proposal, but a unique PI must lead each proposal.
Each applicant must be within the first five years of their first independent faculty appointment and must not have obtained an R01 from NIH or a similar award.
Resources:
Additional details.
Contact:
For more information on how to apply contact Claire Arabski, Senior Advisor, ROADS.