The American Lung Association Research Institute is seeking applications for its 2025-2026 Research Awards and Grants cycle. The initiative aims to support the next generation of scientists and accelerate transformative discoveries to prevent, detect, and treat lung disease. This year, the Lung Association has expanded its research opportunities with two new awards: a grant focusing on the impact of indoor air quality on lung health and a joint research award in partnership with the American Thoracic Society to commemorate the Lung Association’s 120th Anniversary.
The American Lung Association Research Institute funds basic, translational, and clinical research, empowering promising scientists and expanding industry collaboration with the goals of eliminating lung disease and improving life for those living with lung disease.
“For 120 years, the American Lung Association has championed scientific innovation with our vision at the forefront, to create a world free of lung disease,” said American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer. "We invite scientists to apply to become a part of our impactful research team. Lung Association-funded researchers have achieved major milestones in the last century, including ending the devastation of tuberculosis in this country, saving the lives of premature babies with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), significantly contributing to lung cancer research including biomarker testing and development of personalized therapies, launching asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical research, and supporting research on SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses with pandemic potential.”
Projects funded by the Lung Association Research Institute are carefully evaluated and selected through rigorous scientific peer review. Awardees investigate a wide range of complex issues with the goal of reducing the burden of lung disease.
For qualified researchers conducting studies in the U.S., application materials are available through proposalCENTRAL. The entire process takes six to eight months, with research grant awardees notified in June 2025. For more information, visit Lung.org/Research.
