Klarman Family Foundation Invites Applications for Eating Disorders Research Grants Program

The Klarman Family Foundation is inviting applications for its Eating Disorders Research Grants Program.

Through the program, grants will be awarded in support of research that directly investigates the underlying biology of anorexia nervosa and the questions of how and why it develops and persists. The foundation seeks to fund well-controlled, sufficiently powered studies that explore important questions about the interface between behavior/cognition and neurobiology and encourages approaches that incorporate neurobiology with an up-to-date understanding of the symptoms and dysfunction associated with anorexia nervosa psychopathology.

Research to strengthen the connections between the epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, and molecular biology of this disease and to identify the mechanisms through which genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors lead to disease is encouraged. Researchers with a strong track record in another field who can bring a new approach to eating disorders research are encouraged, including those studying the neuro-circuitry of complex, motivated behavior (e.g., fear conditioning, reward behavior, and addiction research).

One-year pilot studies will be awarded up to $150,000 (inclusive of up to 10 percent indirect costs), while one- to three-year research projects will be awarded up to $250,000 per year (inclusive of up to 10 percent indirect costs).

To be eligible, applicants must hold a faculty appointment at a nonprofit academic, medical, or research institution in the United States, Canada, or Israel.

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