Funding Opportunities
Funding the Next-Generation of Researchers
Since 2004, the Ludeman Center has provided seed grant funding, mentorship support and career development training to early-career scientists in the field of women's health and sex and gender differences research. Our researchers are the backbone of the center at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and who are advancing the field and improving the health of women and their families worldwide.
Funding Opportunities
Early-Career Faculty Research Development Awards & Health Equity Awards
The seed grants help researchers jump-start ideas and build careers in women's health, sex and gender differences research.
Our funding, mentoring, training, networking and biostatistical support make it possible for early-career researchers to obtain crucial pilot data, become independent investigators and secure future funding.
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH)
Providing support to early-career scientists to help them advance their independent research careers.
This grant focuses on three interrelated areas that affect women's health: pregnancy, immunology and adult health. Grantees are paired with senior investigators in a mentored, interdisciplinary scientific environment to advance their research.
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Jacqueline Leaffer Wish for the Heart Award
Supports early-career investigators at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, including fellows, instructors and assistant professors doing outstanding research on women's heart disease.
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