National — AASLD Foundation 2027 Lalit and Anubha Gupta PSC Research Pilot Award ($50,000; December 7)

AASLD Foundation 2027 Lalit and Anubha Gupta PSC Pilot offers $50,000 in nonprofit institutional grants for novel primary sclerosing cholangitis research. Applications due December 7, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET; postdocs and junior-to-midcareer investigators eligible under specified conditions.

Funding$50,000 fixed individual nonprofit institution award over July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028; one initial payment, no overall program pool published. Only lab supplies and technical support; postdoctoral PI may budget up to $10,000 salary. Faculty PI salary, capital equipment, indirect costs, travel and registration fees prohibited. No universal cash match stated.

DeadlineControlling 2027 Gupta Pilot RFA: Full application December 7, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), confirmed in official foundation 2027 website and RFA; award July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028.

Last verified2026-11-02

Required next actionRead the official 2027 Gupta RFA, verify postdoctoral MD/PhD/PharmD or faculty <=Associate rank, AASLD membership, 20% effort, qualified nonprofit US/Canada/Mexico sponsoring institution and mentor for below Associate, distinct unfunded PSC etiology/pathogenesis research. Confirm $50k budget covers only lab supplies and technical staff; postdoc PI salary <=$10k allowed, faculty PI salary not. Prepare complete signed RFA cover, eligibility checklist, abstract, biosketches, aims, three-page plan, NIH PHS398 budget, research facilities/support, chair letter, mentor recommendation, IRB/IACUC forms. Submit one flattened unlocked PDF via liverresearchawards.org no later than Dec 7 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Broad Eligibility

AASLD member and PI from postdoctoral-level MD/PhD/PharmD equivalent through faculty at or below Associate Professor, 20% effort; AASLD mentor/co-mentor for postdocs or faculty below Associate Professor. Accredited nonprofit health-related research institution in USA, Canada, or Mexico; NIH/FDA/CDC employees excluded. Original non-overlapping etiology/pathogenesis PSC research. One research-award application per applicant per calendar year.

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AASLD Foundation 2027 Lalit and Anubha Gupta Pilot Award in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Research

The AASLD Foundation 2027 Lalit and Anubha Gupta Pilot Award in PSC Research provides a $50,000 one-year award to an eligible sponsoring nonprofit research institution for innovative exploration of the causes and disease mechanisms of primary sclerosing cholangitis. The December 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time application deadline governs. The funding period is July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028. Applications with little or no preliminary data are encouraged when the ideas are scientifically promising and distinct from ongoing funded work.

Institutional and investigator eligibility

Eligible investigators are postdoctoral-level researchers (MD, PhD, PharmD or equivalent) through faculty at or below Associate Professor, who are current AASLD members and commit at least 20% research effort. A postdoctoral investigator or faculty applicant below Associate Professor must have an AASLD-member mentor or co-mentor in good standing. The sponsoring organization must be an accredited public or private nonprofit healthcare or health-related research institution located in the United States, Canada or Mexico, where the proposed project will take place. NIH, CDC and FDA employees are ineligible. Existing federal grants are permitted only when the proposal does not overlap and cannot be completed from current support. Applicants may submit only one AASLD Foundation research-award application per calendar year, and a maximum of one award may be funded per institutional department in this category.

Research purpose, amount, and expense restrictions

The proposed project must study the etiology and/or pathogenesis of PSC, rather than an unrelated liver condition or routine continuation of an established funded project. The $50,000 is an individual institutional award, not an overall grant-program pool. The Foundation pays the award once at grant initiation. Award money may cover laboratory supplies and technical support, excluding capital equipment. Postdoctoral principal investigators only may use up to $10,000 for their own PI salary; faculty PIs cannot charge PI salary. Allowable technical support or postdoctoral salary may include fringe benefits. Indirect costs, registration fees and travel expenses are ineligible. No universal mandatory cash match is stated. Unspent grant funds must be returned to AASLD Foundation.

Submission requirements

Consult the official 2027 Gupta program page and controlling 2027 Request for Applications, including mandatory forms. Prepare completed signed 2027 Gupta cover pages and eligibility checklist, project abstract and any applicable resubmission form, NIH-format biosketches, one-page Specific Aims, three-page Research Plan plus references, NIH PHS 398 budget and justification, research facilities, other support, candidate statement, department-chair letter confirming 20% effort, mentor recommendation where required, and relevant IRB/IACUC disclosures and approvals. Assemble these in the required order as a single flattened, unlocked PDF with correct filename and page headers. Submit through liverresearchawards.org by December 7, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Final research and fiscal reports are due August 31, 2028.

This is genuine competitive nonprofit research financial assistance, not vendor procurement. Requirements verified against the official 2027 RFA on November 2, 2026.