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.
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