The ATA® is committed to supporting research into better ways to diagnose and treat thyroid disease. The generosity of members, patients, industry, and donors in the workplace has enabled the ATA® to fund 105 thyroid research grants totaling over $2.8 million since the inception of the Research Fund.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Research Grants

The ATA® is committed to supporting research into better ways to diagnose and treat thyroid disease. The generosity of members, patients, industry, and donors in the workplace has enabled the ATA® to fund 105 thyroid research grants totaling over $2.8 million since the inception of the Research Fund. In addition, the ATA® rigorously manages the selection of research projects and distribution of over $2.9 million to date generously donated to the ATA® specifically for research grants from ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. and Bite Me Cancer.

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc., has provided funding since 2003 in support of 82.5 special research grants totaling $2,198,750 focused on thyroid cancer and medullary thyroid cancer. ThyCa is a member of the ATA® Alliance for Patient Education. Find out more at www.thyca.org.

Bite Me Cancer (BMC) is our newest grant funder, supporting 9.5 thyroid cancer grants since 2014 for a total of $271,250. BMC is a member of the ATA® Alliance for Patient Education. Find out more at www.bitemecancer.org.

ATA® Call for Research Grants

2024 Thyroid Research Grant Program submission is now open through March 31, 2024. 

Important Dates

ATA Membership Application (for Early Career/Associate Membership) Deadline: March 15, 2024

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024

For further inquiries about the research grant application process, please contact research@thyroid.org

Publications from ATA® Grants

The following represent thyroid-related publications from all ATA-supported grant recipients, arranged by the year the award was made, covering the five year period following the award.

Publications from Research Grants

Meet the Grant Recipients

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2023

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2022

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2021

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2020

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2019

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2018

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2017

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2016

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2015

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2014

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2013

Meet the Thyroid Research Grant Recipients 2012

Research Grants and Recipients Awarded

Research Grants Awarded – by year

ATA® Research Grants

ThyCa ATA Grants

Bite Me Cancer

THANC ATA Grants