At its discretion, the American Hearing Research Foundation offers different grant mechanisms each year.
With the exception of grants for residents, applicants should hold an MD, PhD or equivalent degree(s) and be associated with a university or hospital in the United States.
- AHRF Regular Grants – $20,000 to $40,000 for topics related to hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear
- AHRF Meniere’s Disease Grants – $20,000 to $25,000 for studies of Meniere’s disease
- ACI Alliance/AHRF Grants (New for 2018 funding) – up to $25,000 for a one-year planning study on societal costs of severe-profound hearing loss.
- Bernard and Lottie Drazin Memorial Grants for otolaryngology residents at specific universities – $1,000 for topics related to hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear
- Georgia Birtman Grants – for high scoring grants
AHRF Regular Grants
Next Deadline: August 15, 2018. View the grant application guidelines.
About the grant: The Foundation typically funds six (6) to eight (8) regular research grants that investigate various aspects of hearing and balance disorders related to the inner ear. Grants are for either $20,000 or $40,000 for one (1) year of research. Priority is given to investigators early in their careers who need seed funds to generate results and data that can be used to support applications for larger grants (i.e., NIH grants) in the future.
Grant funds may only be used for direct costs, including salaries of technical and supporting staff, equipment related to the research, and supplies. Funding may not be used for salary of the principal investigator, travel or conference attendance, or educational costs.
Depending on funds available, grant amounts occasionally may be adjusted at the discretion of AHRF. Our goal is to fund as many promising, novel projects as feasible.
Research topics: Proposals should relate to the hearing or balance functions of the ear. Both basic and clinical studies may be proposed that investigate aspects of the auditory and vestibular systems including but not limited to genetics, neurotology, anatomy, auditory processing, molecular and cellular biology, therapeutic studies, and investigations of current or experimental devices (i.e., cochlear implants).
Application, review, and reporting: Proposals are reviewed by the AHRF Research Committee in mid-October and applicants are notified as to the status of their grants soon thereafter. AHRF uses a five (5) point scale for scoring grants, with one being the highest score and 5 the lowest. Comments are not provided for applications.
Grant recipients need to submit progress reports by the end of each April of the year the grant was awarded. Reports may be included on our website and/or in our newsletter Soundings. Recipients also must notify AHRF in advance of any publication of their research funded by the Foundation. Recipients should notify AHRF if any aspect of their funded research is reported in the media. It is our goal to highlight research results and publications.
Recipients are required to submit a final report of their research by the end of January after the completion of their funded year of research.
No-cost extensions of research past the funded year is granted based on approval of the Research Committee.
For more information, please visit: http://american-hearing.org/research-grants/#regular