Joint Grant Awards Program
Submit your JGAP Grant Applications Now
- Note: Since June 1 falls on Saturday, the deadline for the second cycle of 2013 is Monday, June 3.
- December 1
Congratulations to the Recipients of JGAP Funding in 2012
The AAFP Foundation Research Committee announces grants awarded to two Family Medicine researchers. Read the abstracts of these projects by clicking on the grantee's name below.
Richelle J. Koopman, MD, MS (1-page PDF file; About PDFs) - University of Missouri Family and Community Medicine
Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, PhD (1-page PDF file; About PDFs) - Beaumont Health System, Family Medicine Center
Eribeth Karina Penaranda, MD (2-page PDF; About PDFs) - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Katherine Kirley, MD (1-page PDF file; About PDFs) - The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Abstracts of projects supported by the JGAP in prior years are available further down on this page.
The Joint Grant Awards Program (JGAP) supports research that poses questions of high relevance to Family Medicine.
The maximum award for JGAP grants is $50,000. Applications for smaller-scale studies with lower costs are also welcome.
- Support research of value to the practicing family physician
- Encourage proposals by junior investigators
- Fund pilot studies
The following application materials can be downloaded:
(1-page PDF file; About PDFs)
(6-page PDF file; About PDFs)
(14-page Word file; About Downloading)
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