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
The ATA is pleased to announce the availability of funds from ThyCa, Bite Me Cancer, and the ATA to support new investigator-initiated research projects in the areas of thyroid function, thyroid disease, and thyroid cancer. We are now accepting short proposals for the 2023 Thyroid Research Grant Program. Please note the following:
- Current ATA Membership – Applicants must apply for Early Career or Associate ATA membership by 1/31/2023 or be an ATA member in good standing through 12/31/2023 in order to apply. Apply here
- Career Level – Applicants must be an Early Career investigator. Early career professionals are defined as those that have completed their training program or postdoctoral fellowship in the last 5 years. Fellows and postdoctoral fellows in their final year may be eligible as long as they provide written confirmation that the applicant will have a junior faculty position by August 2023
- Requested Documents – Applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter, short proposal (900 words or less), and their CV. Fellows will be asked to submit confirmation of future faculty position.
Important Dates
ATA Membership Application (for Early Career/Associate Membership) Deadline: March 1, 2023
Proposal Submission Deadline: March 9, 2023
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 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
ATA® Thyroid Research Work and Impact
Research Grants Renewed for a Second Year
Other Sources of Funding
Thyroid Research Grants – Other Sources of Research Funding