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Funding Opportunities

In order to assure the future of rare disease research, training the next generation of early-stage investigators is key. Our consortium offers both fellowship and grant funding opportunities.

The PCD Foundation Margaret W. Leigh Early Career Investigator Award

Opportunity Type: Education and Career Development

Goal: To support promising physician-scientists and clinical investigators with a commitment to research in primary ciliary dyskinesia to develop into independent biomedical researchers.

Sponsor: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation (PCDF) | Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (GDMCC)

Eligibility Criteria: Early career faculty (ie, instructors and assistant professors) and fellows are eligible to apply. Salary supplementation from other sources is allowable. Candidates must be US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents and employed at an institution in the US or Canada.

Term: One Year