Recent Grants

amfAR supports three types of research grants: Target grants, awarded to researchers studying potential HIV cure interventions; ARCHE (amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication) grants, which support collaborative teams working on a range of HIV cure strategies; and Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Biomedical Research, awarded to early career scientists who show promise in the field of HIV research.

amfAR to Support Three Early-Career HIV Researchers on Trajectory to Independent Positions

Apr. 2026 – amfAR awards the prestigious Mathilde Krim Fellowship to three early-career researchers studying innovative HIV prevention, treatment, and cure strategies.

amfAR Launches $2 Million AI-Enabled, Collaborative Study to Map the HIV Reservoir

Apr. 2026 – A groundbreaking effort aimed at transforming scientific understanding of how the virus disrupts immune function and persists in the body throughout treatment.

HIV Cure-Focused Research Grants Totaling $2.4 Million

Oct. 2025 – amfAR awards new research grants for projects focused on a global HIV cure: scalable, accessible, and applicable for all.

Critical Funding Amid Diminishing Support for HIV Research

Jul. 2025 – amfAR announces new funding for four talented researchers to support innovative strategies targeting HIV.

Exploring Pathways to an Accessible HIV Cure

Oct. 2024 – amfAR awards grants to researchers—Drs. Jonah Sacha, Elena Herrera-Carrillo, and Alexander Pasternak—who are testing innovative HIV cure strategies.

amfAR Greenlights New HIV Cure Studies with Grants Totaling $1.2 Million

Jul. 2024 — Three researchers will test the ability of a pair of cancer drugs and broadly neutralizing antibodies to attack latent HIV, the main barrier to a cure.

2024

Rejuvenating the Field of AIDS Research

2023

$3 Million in New Funding for Innovative HIV Cure Research

ARCHE and Target grants: Drs. Hildegard Büning, Hans-Peter Kiem, Dan Claiborne, Martin Tolstrup

amfAR Krim Fellowship: Dr. Steven de Taeye

2022

Target and Krim Fellowship: Drs. Anjie Zhen; Sebastian Fuchs, Leila Giron, Jeannette Tenthorey

Target grants: Drs. Sharon Lewin, Anna Hearps, Luis Montaner, Pamela Skinner

ARCHE and Target grants: Drs. Xu Yu, Saar Gill, Keith Jerome, Anjie Zhen; Qigui Yu

2021

Target grants: Drs. Todd Allen, Anastasios Karadimitris, Jori Symons