2025 Award Applications Open Through Aug. 1
ASGCT members can apply for nearly $2 million in awards! - June 06, 2025
This awards season, ASGCT will provide up to nearly $2 million in funded awards to members. If you're a researcher growing your career, we invite you to take advantage of these opportunities!
ASGCT will award a $100,000 Career Development Award in each of the following six broad topics (up to six total grants):
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Viral Vector Development
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Gene Targeting and Gene Correction
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Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
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Cell Therapies
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Immunological Aspects of Gene Therapy and Vaccines
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Synthetic/Molecular Conjugates and Physical Methods for Delivery of Gene Therapeutics
NEW IN 2025:
ASGCT has partnered with the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) as part of a shared mission to drive scientific research and funding. FAST is supporting up to three additional $100,000 Career Development Awards.
ASGCT is proud to continue our partnerships with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF), and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUSF). These organizations have generously committed to supporting additional $100,000 Career Development Awards each.
Learn more about the eligibility requirements, application materials, and key deadlines in the Career Development Award Overview and Benefits.
Thank you to our supporters.
The Children's Tumor Foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation will support the CDAs in 2025 without any influence on the program's content or selection of selection of the award recipients.
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ASGCT will award up to two $100,000 awards to postdoctoral or early-career member-researchers from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the scientific workforce.
Some populations are underrepresented in the scientific workforce, specifically in the number of postdoctoral fellows transitioning into faculty positions. ASGCT is committed to addressing these disparities and providing opportunities for professional development in biomedical research for these underrepresented groups. Therefore, the Society is initiating these $100,000 awards to support up to two ASGCT members in a postdoctoral or early-stage investigator fellowship in gene or cell therapy-related research for one year (November 2025 to December 2026).
Learn more about the eligibility requirements, application materials, and key deadlines in the Underrepresented Populations Fellowship Overview and Benefits.
Thank you to our supporters.
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards were supported by Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Vertex Pharmaceuticals without any influence on the content of the program or selection of the award recipients.
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Not an ASGCT member?
For a limited time only, you can take advantage of our best membership offer yet. Join ASGCT for 2025 and we will extend your membership and benefits through 2026 at no additional cost! Only members can apply for and receive award funding.
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