AGA has partnered with Beyond Celiac, the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for celiac disease, to establish the AGA–Beyond Celiac Pilot Research Award in Celiac Disease.
The one-year $40,000 grant will support independent scientists at any career stage who are researching new directions in celiac disease and gluten-related disorders. The grant will be funded by Beyond Celiac and managed by the AGA Research Foundation.
“This collaboration represents a significant step forward in our commitment to advancing research and improving the lives of patients with celiac disease,” said AGA Research Foundation chair Dr. Michael Camilleri, MD, DSc, AGAF. “By supporting innovative clinical, translational, or basic scientists at all career stages, we aim to uncover new insights and treatments that will make a lasting impact.”
The proposed research must focus on the pathophysiology, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or patient outcomes of celiac disease or gluten-related disorders. The grant is open to researchers at North American institutions.
AGA’s pilot grant program is designed to provide seed funding for projects that generate data leading to subsequent, more substantial grants. Applicants can include early-career investigators building their research careers and established investigators transitioning to new research areas.
“Our partnership with AGA will expand the number of researchers we reach with the offering of this grant,” said Debra Silberg, MD, PhD, FACG, Beyond Celiac chief scientific officer. “Numerous gastroenterologists are members of AGA, and some who are either early in their career or thinking about a new direction in their career will hear about the grant and be encouraged to consider celiac disease as a field of study.”
Interested researchers can find more information about the grant application here.
The application deadline is Sept. 18, and funding will begin April 1, 2026.
