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GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
HSF Grant Opportunities
HSF is proud to offer the following grants to advance HS research and improve the lives of patients.
Danby Research Grant
The Danby Research Grant encourages research into the disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The goal is the development of new clinical and translational lines of investigation in the field of HS that further patient care.
Applicants may request $5,000—20,000 per year (direct costs only) which should be used within the one-year project period.
Number of awards: Minimum of five awards each year
Application deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025 by midnight
Award Notification: AAD Annual Meeting - March, 2026
Project Period: June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027
Translational Research Grant
The Translational Research Grants are open to applications that stimulate and support novel research ideas in the field of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) capable of competing for long-term funding from the National Institutes of Health or other agencies in the future.
Applicants may request up to $75,000 per year (direct costs only).
Number of awards: 1-2 per year
Application deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025 by midnight
Award Notification: AAD Annual Meeting - March, 2026
Project Period: June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027
Mentored Experience Grant
The purpose of this grant is to develop clinical and procedural skills as well as mentoring relationships between trainees and HS experts that might not otherwise be possible due to distance or funding. Awardees will learn to manage patients with HS under the mentorship and direction of an HSF leader. Awardees may also discuss opportunities to conduct and publish research related to HS.
Awardees may apply for up to $4,000 for direct expenses associated with spending up to four weeks working in-person and being mentored by an HSF leader.
Application deadline: January 31, 2026
Award Notification: AAD Annual Meeting - March, 2026
Project Period: April 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026
Grants & Scholarships News
2025 Danby Research Grant Recipients
March 7, 2025
From machine learning and gene expression to fibroblast signaling and pain pathways, this year’s Danby grantees are advancing bold new investigations into the biology and complexity of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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2025 Translational Research Grant Recipients
March 7, 2025
The HS Foundation has awarded $75,000 grants to two investigators whose cutting-edge research explores transcriptomic shifts and RNA-based inflammatory networks in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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2025 Dermatology Foundation Award
March 7, 2025
In partnership with the Dermatology Foundation, the HS Foundation is proud to support Dr. Colleen Cotton’s work to better understand how HS presents and progresses in children and adolescents.
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2024 Danby Research Grant Awardees
March 12, 2024
From pediatric cytokine profiling to nationwide data analysis on care disparities, the 2024 Danby Research Grant recipients are tackling some of the most pressing and underexplored questions in Hidradenitis Suppurativa research.
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2024 Translational Research Grant Recipients
March 12, 2024
The HS Foundation is pleased to award $75,000 grants to two forward-thinking research teams working to uncover novel therapeutic targets and mechanisms in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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2024 Career Development Award
March 12, 2024
In partnership with the Dermatology Foundation, the HS Foundation proudly supports Dr. Michal Kidacki’s promising work exploring TIGIT signaling in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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2023 Translational Research Grant Recipients Announced
May 21, 2023
The HS Foundation is proud to award $75,000 grants to two groundbreaking projects aimed at advancing translational research in Hidradenitis Suppurativa. These studies focus on innovative approaches to understanding and treating the condition.
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2023 Danby Research Grant Recipients
March 21, 2023
The HS Foundation is proud to support six outstanding research teams through the 2023 Danby Research Grant Program. Each project brings a unique perspective to improving our understanding and management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
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2023 Dermatology Foundation Grant Awarded in Partnership with the HS Foundation
March 21, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Victoria Fang of the University of Pennsylvania, recipient of the 2023 Dermatology Foundation Investigator Research Fellowship, awarded in collaboration with the HS Foundation.
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HS Foundation’s HS CAPE (Community Awareness and Patient Empowerment) Program Request for Proposals
January 9, 2023
The goal of the CAPE grant is to stimulate the development of programs that increase disease awareness, provide support to patients and caregivers, improve patient care or benefit patients with HS in other ways. Typical awards will be for up to $2,000 but proposals for up to $5,000 will be considered (direct costs only, regardless of the amount of the award). Award amount is contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of sufficiently meritorious applications.
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Interview with 2021 HSF Danby Grant Recipient Dr. Carmelo Carmona-Rivera, PhD
December 1, 2022
Learn about 2021 Danby Grant Recipient Dr. Carmelo Carmona-Rivera, PhD and his winning project which aimed to find disease-causing interactions between cells or between cells and NETs.
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Interview with 2017 HSF Danby Grant Recipient Amanda Nelson, PhD
December 1, 2022
Learn about 2017 Danby Grant Recipient Amanda Nelson, PhD and her winning project which investigated whether skin stem cells were misplaced and abnormally active in HS lesions.
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Interview with 2018 HSF Danby Grant Recipient Angel Byrd, MD PhD
October 4, 2022
Learn about Danby Grant Recipient Angel Byrd, MD PhD and her winning project which aimed to establish a biorepository of HS tissue samples to better understand the disease.
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Interview with 2020 HSF Danby Grant Recipient Dr. Lauren Orenstein
October 4, 2022
Learn about Dr. Lauren Orenstein's Danby Award-winning project which studied patterns of health care utilization and opioid prescription use among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.
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2019 HSF Danby Grant Awardee Dr. Abrar Qureshi Interview
August 9, 2022
HSF Danby Grant Funding Helps Develop a Useful Screening Tool for HS
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2022 Danby Awards
June 3, 2022
The HSF is pleased to announce the awarding of four Danby Research Grants in 2022, the most ever offered by the Foundation. These researchers are proposing exciting research initiatives in HS.
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Interview with 2018 Danby Grant Recipient Dr. Tina Porter
June 3, 2022
Dr. Alexander Charrow interviews Dr. Tina Porter, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and 2018 Danby Grant Recipient, about her research on treating hidradenitis tunnels.
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2022 Translational Research Grant Awardees
June 3, 2022
The HS Foundation is proud to recognize the recipients of the 2022 Translational Research Grants. These investigators are driving forward innovative, patient-centered research with the potential to transform the understanding and treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Learn more about their groundbreaking work.
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An Interview with 2019 Danby Research Grant Awardee John Frew, MBBS, PhD
June 2, 2022
Get to know the 2019 recipient and how his project aimed to identify potential clinical and therapeutic biomarkers of HS disease activity.
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation Danby Research Grants
May 25, 2021
For the past five years, the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation (HSF) has proudly sponsored up to $10,000 for research projects that will have a sustained, powerful influence on our understanding of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
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