Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation – 2025 Grant Cycle

This research grant for the 2025 cycle offers up to USD 250.000 for two years (USD 125.000 per year).

Who can apply:

• Investigators who have a doctoral-level degree and a full-time faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or eligible not-for-profit research organization globally
• Junior investigators with an interest in a career focus in mesothelioma are strongly encouraged to apply to this RFA; as part of their application, they should identify an established mesothelioma researcher as their mentor and provide a career development and mentorship plan in the context of their application

Areas of interest:

• Novel therapies for mesothelioma for both pleural and peritoneal (focus on – targeted therapies, combination immunotherapy, cellular therapy, virotherapy)
• Health-related quality of life assessment incorporating the social determinants of health (SDOH) specific to mesothelioma patient care, side effect management, mental health care impact on patient and/or caregiver outcomes and other related topics
• Novel strategies for screening and early detection
• Novel strategies for risk assessment and prognosis stratification
• Immune mediated complications of immunotherapy in mesothelioma (monitoring, early detection and mangement)
• Improving personalization of therapies (gender and racial differences, targeted therapies and predictive biomarkers)
• Mechanisms of treatment resistance/failure
• Mesothelioma biology and etiology (disease-defining molecular pathways, cellular biology, and/or tumor microenvironment)

For more questions, email info@curemeso.org