Next Deadline:
5:00p.m. Central Time, Monday, August 16, 2021
View the grant application guidelines.
About the Grant:
AHRF occasionally awards grants specifically related to the study of Meniere’s disease. The amount can range from $20,000 to $25,000. Meniere’s research grants are paid in one lump sum in January in the year after the application deadline.These grants are supported through the fundraising efforts of run because and subsidized by AHRF.
Grant funds may only be used for direct costs, including salaries of technical and supporting staff, equipment related to the research, and supplies. Note that the cost for salaries plus fringe benefits cannot be more than 80% of the direct costs. Funding may not be used for the salary of the principal investigator, travel, conference attendance, educational costs, or indirect costs.
Eligibility Requirements for the AHRF Meniere’s Disease Grant: Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, AuD, or equivalent degree(s) and be associated with a university or hospital in the United States.
Research Topics: Proposals should investigate the causes, diagnosis, or treatment of Meniere’s disease relating 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 October and by the AHRF Board in November; applicants are notified as to the status of their grants in late November. Proposals are reviewed based on innovation, scientific merit, feasibility, and the potential to impact the field. Comments are not provided to applicants.
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 the AHRF website and/or in its Soundings newsletter. 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 may be granted based on approval of the Research Committee.