Grants

American Thoracic Society | Grants
Award cycles for the ATS Research Program unrestricted, diversity, and partner grants have recently been updated to align with the calendar year. Please review the timeline below for further details.

The 2025 grant cycle has now closed, and the next cycle is set to open in January 2026.

Unrestricted Grants 
Up to five unrestricted grants will be awarded in 2026. Projects must be related to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. All five grants will be awarded to the top-scoring projects regardless of specific research focus. Applicants must first submit a letter of intent. Learn more here.

Diversity Grant
This grant supports an early-career investigator from populations underrepresented in the US biomedical research enterprise. Investigators may be working in pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine. Applicants apply through the unrestricted grant mechanism and must first submit a letter of intent. Learn more here. 

Partner Grants
The Research Program partners with organizations to offer these targeted research grants. Letters of intent are not required. Learn more here.

Timeline