Types of Grants
amfAR’s three-tier funding model is designed to drive progress at every stage of research, from basic-science questions to pre-clinical development and bold early concepts to clinical trials testing innovative strategies. Investments placed at the right moment behind high-value ideas can unlock something much larger and much more important to scientific discovery.
All grant submissions are evaluated and scored through both internal and an external peer-review process.
Mathilde Krim Fellowship in Biomedical Research
The Mathilde Krim Fellowship in Biomedical Research was created in part to alleviate the scarcity in opportunities for early-career development in biomedical research.
Named in honor of amfAR’s founding chairman, the Fellowship provides up to two years of postdoctoral research support, with an additional year of funding available to Fellows who secure an independent position. Krim Fellows pursue research focused on the prevention, treatment, or cure of HIV/AIDS. Since its launch in 2008, the program has supported 96 researchers with nearly $11.8 million in funding. Many former Fellows have gone on to establish independent careers and make significant contributions to HIV research.
Target Grants
Target Grants are amfAR’s primary mechanism for supporting innovative, investigator-initiated research in response to specific requests for proposals. Grants provide up to $480,000 over two years to pursue high-impact scientific questions with the potential to meaningfully advance their field.
Target Grants may support research directly focused on HIV as well as selected projects in related areas of biomedical science that have the potential to inform future HIV cure research. Applicants must hold a research or clinical doctoral degree and be affiliated with an eligible nonprofit research institution. Nearly 160 Target Grants have been awarded since the program began.
Horizon Grants
Horizon Grants (formerly known as ARCHE grants) capitalize on what amfAR does best: bringing together the right scientists to tackle ambitious scientific challenges.
Since 2010, these invitation-only awards of $1 million and up fund collaborative, multi-institutional, teams working across disciplines to address complex research questions and accelerate promising areas of discovery. Horizon Grants are used when amfAR sees an opportunity to convene leading researchers, shape an emerging field, or advance a shared goal.
Horizon initiatives may focus directly on HIV or on selected areas of biomedical research (including cancer, aging, neurological conditions, autoimmune disorders, and other viral diseases) with strong potential to generate knowledge, technologies, or approaches that can ultimately inform HIV research. More than 65 collaborative teams, often spanning multiple institutions and countries, have been supported to date.
Questions About GRANT APPLICATIONS?
For more information, please contact a member of the amfAR grants team.