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Now accepting applications for 2012 Awards.
Deadline: February 8, 2012, 5 p.m. PST.

Apply for a 2012 AAF Award
If an AAF Award isn't for you, perhaps you know a gifted friend with the qualifications we seek.

Don't know anything about asthma? Perfect!

We are looking for highly original thinking from investigators willing to step away from their current areas of research
to tackle the asthma epidemic. We want you to translate your know-how and skills into asthma research.


Awards will be given to investigators at two levels:

Senior Investigator Award $750,000 ($250,000 per year for three years)
Early Excellence Award $450,000 ($150,000 per year for three years)

Eligible countries: United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Review criteria:
  • Innovation: cutting-edge research, new-to-the-field thinking
  • Relevance to asthma: potential for new insights into causes and treatments
  • Research proposal: importance and clarity
  • Investigator: productivity and ingenuity

No preliminary data required.

Brief application.

2012 Awards will begin July 1, 2012.