With liver disease on the rise and the promise of more cures made possible through new discovery, now, more than ever, we need more research focused on liver disease and more hepatologists and health care professionals trained to provide care for patients suffering from liver disease.

Since 2000, AASLD Foundation (initially through AASLD) has provided more than $42 million to advance innovative hepatology research and the people who study and treat liver disease through our Research and Career Development Awards program.

External Deadline: March 20245                        Internal Deadline:  March 3, 2025

Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for this opportunity, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than March 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM.

External Deadline: December 2025                    Internal Deadline: October 27, 2025

On April 12, 2023, Dr. Simon Scheuring, a 2022 Keck Research Grant recipient and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics in Anesthesiology, presented a session on the Keck Research Grant. During the session, he provided insights on crafting strong applications and addressed questions about the grant program. Recording can be accessed here.

Due to administrative changes to funding opportunity processing and delays in approvals at the NIH, the FY2026 Early Independence Award Funding Opportunity will not go forward. Importantly, the Early Independence Award initiative is still active, current award recipients are continuing their work, and new funding opportunities are anticipated for FY2027. For additional details, please consult the program page: https://commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindependence 

Instructions for Electronic Submission: Submit the items requested below here no later than June 2, 2025, at 11:59 pm in the order listed as one PDF document using the naming convention one PDF file using this naming convention: PI last name- first initial_MallinckrodtGrant2025.pdf. 

Example Smith.J_MallinckrodtGrant2025

External Deadline: May 2025           Internal Deadline:  March 3, 2025

Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for this opportunity, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than March 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM.

External Deadline: May 2025             Internal Deadline:  March 3, 2025

Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for this opportunity, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than March 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM.

This prestigious award recognizes a physician from across the nation who has made extraordinary contributions to medicine and humanity.