OPEN — AASLD Foundation 2027 PINNACLE grant, full applications due December 7, 2026 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
National — AASLD Foundation 2027 Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases ($300,000; December 7)
AASLD Foundation 2027 PINNACLE program: $300,000 fixed individual institutional award over 3 years ($100,000/year. Applicant and institutional eligibility defined in official 2027 RFA. Applications due December 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
Funding$300,000 fixed individual institutional award over 3 years ($100,000/year; $25,000 per quarter) July 2027–June 2030; NOT total program pool. Conditional annual continuation with reporting. PI salary, technical support, non-capital lab supplies and up to $2,000 travel to The Liver Meeting in final year only; no indirect costs or ordinary travel/registration, no capital equipment. Additional institutional funds expected without universal fixed match.
DeadlineApplication deadline December 7, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), per official 2027 RFA; award term specified in grant description.
Last verified2026-11-02
Required next actionReview original current 2027 award notice https://www.aasldfoundation.org/awards-programs/pinnacle-research-award-liver-diseases and controlling Request for Applications the controlling 2027 RFA PDF linked from the funder's official program page; verify applicant academic appointment date, AASLD membership, eligible sponsoring institution, research project scope, effort requirement, mentor commitments and exclusion of conflicting award support; assemble exact forms, research components, signed letters and IRB/IACUC disclosures in a flat unlocked PDF, then submit via liverresearchawards.org before December 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET.
Broad Eligibility
Early career basic-science liver researcher, current AASLD member, within first five years of first faculty appointment on July 1 2027 (first appointment no earlier than July 1 2022), or appointed by start per institutional chair letter; at least 50% effort and AASLD-member research mentor. Accredited public/private nonprofit health-related research host in US/Canada/Mexico. NIH/FDA/CDC employees excluded; comparable salary career awards ineligible, one AASLD research-award application per year.
Atlas Analysis
Complete official-source verification November 2, 2026: AASLD Foundation 2027 PINNACLE program page and controlling 2027 RFA issued August 3 2026 inspected, confirming exact applicant-level award, funding period, disbursement, early-career rank and appointment limits, AASLD mentor and membership, nonprofit host geographic rules, research focus, allowed and excluded expenses, no fixed published matching percentage, required application package and online deadline. Source page https://www.aasldfoundation.org/awards-programs/pinnacle-research-award-liver-diseases ; official RFA the controlling 2027 RFA PDF linked from the funder's official program page. This is genuine nonprofit research financial assistance, not procurement.
2027 AASLD Foundation Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases
The Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases provides $300,000 over three years ($100,000 annually) to a qualifying accredited nonprofit sponsoring institution in the United States, Canada or Mexico for an early-career scientist’s basic science liver research. This is the individual applicant award, not the total foundation research pool. Full applications are due December 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The funding term is July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030, paid at $25,000 per quarter; annual continuation depends on progress and financial reporting and sustained eligibility.
Eligibility
Researchers must be in the first five years following their first faculty appointment at the July 1, 2027 award start (first appointment no earlier than July 1, 2022, including foreign institutions). Candidates still awaiting their first appointment can qualify if the department chair commits to an eligible faculty appointment by the grant start for the entire funding cycle. Applicants must be current AASLD members, commit at least 50% effort to the proposed project, and have an AASLD-member mentor or co-mentor in good standing. The host must be an accredited nonprofit healthcare or health-related research institution in the U.S., Canada or Mexico. NIH, CDC and FDA employees are ineligible. Comparable prior/current career-development salary awards may disqualify applicants; consult the official Foundation eligibility list. The program is intended for promising basic scientists, not established independent senior researchers. Limit one AASLD Foundation research-award application per investigator per year.
Eligible research and expenditures
Only basic science research relating to liver physiology and diseases qualifies for this category. Funding may support principal-investigator salary, technical support and laboratory supplies; capital equipment, indirect costs, conference-registration fees and most travel are excluded. A narrowly limited exception allows up to $2,000 for PI travel during year three to attend The Liver Meeting and deliver a research-progress presentation. The Foundation does not require or approve a detailed project budget for this category. Institutions must ensure funds support allowable expenses. Additional institutional support is expected, but the RFA does not specify a fixed universal matching percentage.
Application requirements and official documents
Read the 2027 Pinnacle program announcement and controlling ten-page 2027 RFA and mandatory forms. Required documentation includes signed applicant/host and eligibility forms, research plan and aims, NIH-format biosketches, other institutional/research support disclosures, department-chair confirmation of the 50% effort commitment, mentor recommendation, candidate statement, and regulatory attestations as applicable. Follow the 2027 RFA’s exact ordering, page limits, headers and filename. Submit one flattened, password-free PDF at liverresearchawards.org by December 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET. This is a nonprofit research grant, not government procurement. Source verified November 2, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.aasldfoundation.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-02. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
