APA’s 2025 Call for Applications

Opportunities for 2025 include…
Faculty Development Programs

• Advancing Pediatric Leaders (APL)
• Educational Scholars Program (ESP)
• Research Scholars Program (RSP)

Mentoring Programs

• New Century Scholars Resident Mentoring Program
• Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) Conference
• NADEP UIM Mentoring Program

Research Funding Programs

• Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) Scholar Awards
  • Funding Paths:
    • Nutrition, Obesity, and Sickle Cell Disease (Supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK))
    • Pediatric Infectious Disease (Supported by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS))
    • General Pediatric Clinical Research (Supported by the American Pediatric Society (APS))
    • Behavioral Mental Health / Health Equity (Supported by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Foundation)
    • Neonatal Nutrition (Supported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson)

• Young Investigator Awards Program (YIA)
  • Funding Paths:
    • Academic Pediatric Association (APA YIA)
    • Academic Pediatric Association Collaborative Research Network (APA-CRN YIA)
    • Nutrition in Underserved Communities (Nutrition YIA)

Application Deadlines
The deadline for applications varies by program – make sure to review all eligibility and application requirements prior to submission!

Questions?
Please email info@academicpeds.org.