NATIONAL ECZEMA ASSOCIATION – 2025 GRANTS (5)

The National Eczema Association (NEA) offers five types of grants every year.

Eligibility:

• Assistant professors (or equivalent) without current or previous NIH R funding as a Senior or Co-PI
• Post-doctoral fellows
• Medical residents or fellows
• Research associates
• Nurse practitioners/physician assistants
• Medical and pre-doctoral students/fellows

Priorities:

• Cutting edge basic and traslational science
• Eczema heterogeneity: Novel insights
• Innovations in clinical practice and care
• Understanding and alleviating disease burden
• Eczema prevention

ENGAGEMENT GRANT

This award is intended to fuel early-stage ideas by supporting emerging investigators in testing new concepts, piloting experiments or exploring novel data analyses.

Budget: Up to USD 5.000

CATALYST GRANT

This award is intended to accelerate the careers if early-career scientists through hypothesis-driven research that lays the foundation for future breakthroughs, as they seek to become an independent research investigator with a commitment to this field.

Budget: Up to USD 50.000

SPOTLIGHT GRANT

This award is intended to promote research in topic areas of special interest that relate to NEA’s advancement of our overall research priorities for eczema. Patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) is crucial for eczema research because it focuses on the experiences, needs and preferences of patients living with the condition. This leads to more effective, meaningful and equitable eczema treatments.

Budget: Up to USD 60.000

CHAMPION GRANT

This award provides funding support for experiences researchers with recognized productivity – either within or outside of the eczema field – to conduct highly innovative, cutting-edge investigations related to eczema.

Budget: Up to USD 100.000

CHILDHOOD ECZEMA GRANT

The National Eczema Association (NEA) and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) are collaborating to support targeted clinical research investigations focused on pediatric eczema with the Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant.

Budget: Up to USD 50.000