March of Dimes Discovery Research Grants support established researchers on a global level making distinct improvements to clinical care for pregnant people and babies.
Applications for $200,000 over two years are due by September 6, 2024. Projects will start January 1, 2025.
Eligibility
This grant is open to anyone committed to research on maternal and infant health, including:
- Health professional and researchers
- Epidemiologists
- Social scientists with a PhD and a faculty appointment or equivalent at a university
- Hospitals
- Research institutions
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Start-ups
- Nonprofit organizations
Priority Areas
- Spontaneous preterm birth – Research that focuses on improving clinical care through prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the causes of spontaneous preterm birth.
- Racial inequities as they relate to morbidity, mortality, and access to care – Research that focuses on solutions to the impacts of racial inequality on maternal health outcomes.
- Cardiovascular health conditions developed or exacerbated during pregnancy – Research that focuses on substantive methods to characterize, prevent, and/or mitigate the development of cardiovascular issues during pregnancy.
Requirements and Restrictions
All research projects must:
- Have the potential to improve clinical care and decrease the rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality
Research projects may:
- Include the periods of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and up to one year postpartum
- Include human studies, studies with human tissue, or studies at the population level
- Include improvements to information and communications technology
- Include models systems research if it will validate novel human disease processes
