The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust awards grants for basic medical research primarily related to Heart Disease, Cancer, and AIDS. Funding is limited to nonprofit institutions such as universities, hospitals, and research centers located in the five-county Greater Philadelphia region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties) or the City of Camden, NJ. Scientists and research faculty with appointments at the aforementioned institutions are encouraged to apply through their associated institution.
Donor Name: W. W. Smith Charitable Trust
State: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
County: Selected Counties
City: Camden
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $100,000 – $125,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Trust identifies and funds research projects that are unique and meritorious. They invest in promising researchers having the potential to attract larger-scale awards (e.g. NIH, NSF, AHA) subsequent to Trust support.
Research proposals are peer reviewed by a medical advisory committee comprised of prominent scientists at institutions located outside their geographic funding area. These reviews help guide Trust funding towards projects capable of having a direct influence upon the fight against heart disease, cancer, and AIDS.
Funding Information
- Awards typically range from $100,000 – $125,000 (including 10% indirect costs). For example, a$125,000 grant would consist of $113,636 direct costs and $11,364 indirect costs.
- Grants are awarded for a one (1) year term.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organizations are eligible to apply.
- The organization must be located in the five-county Greater Philadelphia region(Bucks, Chester,Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties) or the City of Camden, NJ.
- Each organization may submit no more than one (1) grant application for each discipline – Heart Disease,Cancer, AIDS. It is up to each organization to conduct an internal selection process to determine the one(1) principal investigator / research project to represent the institution for each discipline.
- A maximum of one (1) proposal per parent organization may be submitted in each granting category (i.e.Heart Disease, Cancer, or AIDS) regardless of the number of EINs available under the organization.
- Copies of all published material relevant to a proposed research project must be made available to theTrust both before and after a grant is made.
- Funds must be used for basic medical research in the areas of Heart Disease, Cancer, or AIDS.
- Direct costs may include salaries, travel, equipment, and supplies directly benefiting the grant-supportedproject. Limit budget to costs that can be directly assigned to the research project relatively easily andwith a high degree of accuracy.
Note: No funds are awarded solely for equipment.
For more information, visit W. W. Smith Charitable Trust.
