he AMBRF/Foundation for Alcohol Research is inviting applications from research projects focused on the effects of alcohol consumption on human health and behavior.
The foundation encourages basic and clinical research, including epidemiology. Examples of valid topics include factors influencing underage drinking, the mechanisms of alcohol-related organ injury, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and the effects of alcohol on general health. Areas of particular interest include studies on how particular patterns of consumption (quantity of alcohol consumed, types of alcoholic beverages consumed, frequency of consumption, and context) are related to health and behavioral outcomes; and interdisciplinary, bioinformatics, and other approaches to genetic and environmental factors that influence the patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages and related consequences.
The foundation does not support research on treatment of complications related to advanced alcoholism. However, research involving treatment paradigms intended to elucidate the pathogenesis of alcohol-related problems will be considered.
Grants are made to academic and research institutions in the United States, Canada, and South Africa, not individuals. Priority is given to projects led by young investigators, but the foundation does not support students or trainees in pre- or postdoctoral programs.
Grants of up to $75,000 a year will be awarded for either one or two years.
See the AMBRF/Foundation for Alcohol Research website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.