Funding Opportunities
PeDRA is committed to funding studies, investigators, and high-priority initiatives through four different programs. Applicants should carefully review PeDRA’s Grant Guidelines.
2019 PeDRA Research Grants
Up to $15,000 for one year to support early stage research, with the opportunity to renewMay be submitted by individuals or teams Applications due Thursday, December 12, 2019Request for…
Consensus Grant
Up to $25,000 for one year to support the creation of consensus guidelines or best practice recommendations for the management of diseases in the field of pediatric dermatologyApplications…
The Research Hot Seat—A PeDRA Shark Tank – CLOSED FOR 2019
Up to $25,000 for one year of research support for early to mid-career investigatorsFinalists pitch projects to a panel of judges at the PeDRA Annual Conference on Friday,…
Learn More and Apply The Research Hot Seat—A PeDRA Shark Tank – CLOSED FOR 2019
William Weston Career Development Award
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo support the conduct of a research project under…
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December 2018 Research Grant Recipients:

Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
Pilot Grant—Single Site
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fecal Microbiome in Alopecia Areata

Marcia Hogeling, MD
Pilot Grant—Collaborative
University of California, Los Angeles
Genomic and Non genomic Causes of Segmental Pigmentation Disorder

Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD
Pilot Grant—Single Site
University of California, San Diego
Genetic Variations in Non-coding Regulatory Regions in Linear Morphea
2018 Research Hot Seat Recipient:

Maria Teresa Garcia-Romero, MD, MPH
Research Hot Seat Award
National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City
Development and Validation of the Morphea Activity Measure
May 2018 Research Grant Recipients:

2018 Pediatric Psoriasis Challenge Grant
PeDRA joined forces with the National Psoriasis Foundation to create the 2018 Pediatric Psoriasis Challenge Grant. The award went to Dr. Amy Paller from Northwestern University, in collaboration with Drs. Nehal Mehta and Aditya Joshi from the National Heart Lunch and Blood Institute, for a project titled “Characterization of Lipoprotein Composition and Function in Pediatric Psoriasis Before and After Treatment.”
December 2017 Research Grant Recipients:

Minnelly Luu, MD
Team Grant
USC/Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles:
An Assessment of Lesional Morphology in Atopic Dermatitis by Race/Ethnicity

Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
Team Grant
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Quality of Life of Parents with Children with Alopecia Areata