Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative (NGPI)

About this grant

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Next Generation Pregnancy Initiative funds innovative basic science research on the biological mechanisms of healthy pregnancy, preterm birth, pregnancy loss after 12 weeks, and preeclampsia. The program supports high-risk/high-reward projects focused on fundamental molecular and physiological mechanisms, with an emphasis on prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Eligibility details

• Notes: Eligible Principal Investigators include senior postdoctoral fellows (typically no more than two years from an independent role), staff scientists, Assistant Professors, and Associate Professors. Full professors are not eligible as PI but may be collaborators. The PI must be based at a public or private non-profit institution in the U.S. or Canada with 501(c)(3) or equivalent designation, including degree-granting academic institutions, research institutes, and teaching hospitals affiliated with academic degree-granting institutions. Current or prior BWF Preterm Birth or NGP award recipients are ineligible as PI. Applicants must complete a pre-application eligibility check in ProposalCentral and obtain institutional approval; self-nomination is permitted.

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