Training must take place in a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-accredited care center and must encompass diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, comprehensive care, and cystic fibrosis-related research.
Applicants must be eligible for board certification in pediatrics or internal medicine by the time the fellowship begins and are expected to be sub-specialty board eligible at the completion of the fellowship program.
Fellowships for years one and two of fellowship training are primarily intended to support clinical training. Awards are $60,000 (first year) and $65,000 (second year) for stipend (indirect costs are not allowed).
Fellowships are available for additional basic and/or clinical research training in the third, fourth, and fifth years to qualified applicants. These awards are up to $100,000 and include $80,000 for stipend and $20,000 for research costs (indirect costs are not allowed). Applicants for these awards must submit a proposal of the research studies to be undertaken and other specialized training that will be offered during the funding period.
Applicants may be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or non-US citizens. International applicants must have the ability to obtain the appropriate visas, as applicable.
Policies and Guidelines
Please review the appropriate Policies and Guidelines for complete submission information:
2019 First/Second Year Clinical Fellowship Policies and Guidelines
2019 Third Year Clinical Fellowship Policies and Guidelines
2019 Fourth Year Clinical Fellowship Policies and Guidelines
2019 Fifth Year Clinical Fellowship Policies and Guidelines
Deadlines
Application deadline: February 15, 2019
Applications must be submitted online at proposalCENTRAL by 5 p.m. ET.
For More Information
Those who are interested in any funding programs offered by the CF Foundation can get further information, or discuss the potential relevance of their studies or research by contacting the Grants and Contracts office at grants@cff.org.
Please Direct Inquiries to:
Grants and Contracts Office
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
4550 Montgomery Ave.
Suite 1100 N
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-FIGHT-CF
301-841-2614