Award amount: $200,000 over two years inclusive of 10% indirect costs
March of Dimes Discovery Research grants are awarded to seasoned researchers seeking to make consequential translational discoveries that will drastically alter clinical care for pregnant people and babies, whether through evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, or intervention.
Areas of research:
- Spontaneous preterm birth.
- Racial inequities as they relate to morbidity, mortality, and access to care.
- Cardiovascular health conditions developed during pregnancy or exacerbated during pregnancy.
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- All studies must have the potential to improve clinical care and decrease the rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality;
- All topics may include investigations looking at the periods of pregnancy, intrapartum, and up to one year postpartum;
- Research may include human studies or studies with human tissue or studies at the population level;
- Models systems research is discouraged, but is eligible if used to validate novel human disease processes;
- Research proposals may involve information and communications technology innovations; and
- We encourage multidisciplinary collaborations including those with community-based partners.
Important Dates
Application portal opens: June 9, 2025
Application portal closes: September 8, 2025
Notification of awards: planned mid-January 2026
Award start date: February 1, 2026
Award end date: January 31, 2028
For more information, please see the organization’s webpage.