Eligibility requirements differ slightly for each grant mechanism. Please read the eligibility requirements for each NPF research grant on their individual RFA in the available funding opportunities page.

A link to application instructions is listed above under each grant description and can also be found on the log-in screen of the grant application portal.

Budget proposals will be submitted via a webpage within the application form and follow the NIH-style format. Please refer to the application forms at Proposal Central for further instruction.

You can find the specifics dates for each NPF research grant on their individual page for the available funding opportunities.

Yes, for-profit companies are eligible to apply for NPF research grants.

Yes, however IRB or IACUC approval should be initiated prior to date of award as to not delay your project start date.

Yes, non-US citizens are eligible to apply for NPF research grants. Research can take place at institutions outside the United States for all of our grants.

Yes. If you are resubmitting a previous application, you will have the opportunity to identify as a resubmission on the application form and address last year's reviewer comments in a cover letter.

The same PI may only apply to one NPF Research Traditional Grant mechanism per cycle. This excludes Summer Student Research Grants, and Psoriatic Disease Research Fellowships, in which an applicant to another granting mechanism can also apply as a mentor/supervisor on, and Bridge Grants.

The online application form only accepts files in PDF format, so make sure all your files are saved as a PDF before uploading. If you are trying to upload your project proposal, it must be less than 20 MB and be in PDF format. If you are trying to upload any other document, it must be less than 5 MB and be in PDF format.

If you wish to submit multiple documents for a single field (e.g. multiple letters of support) you must combine these documents into a single PDF for upload.

If your file is larger than the maximum size accepted, you must condense the file before uploading. If you continue to experience issues, please notify research@psoriasis.org with your issue.

No. NPF funds can only be used to cover direct project expenses. Please email us at research@psoriasis.org if you have any questions related to your budget.

Please use font size 12 in Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri.

Progress reports, final reports and expenditure reports are uploaded through the grants submission portal, Proposal Central. Awardees will receive a reminder email one month before reports are due. To log into your Proposal Central account, please visit: https://proposalcentral.com/. 

Final progress reports must include the following:

· A non-confidential, Layman’s summary statement of progress: The statement should describe the research question, the aims of the project, and the project’s significance. This information may be shared with National Psoriasis Foundation donors.

· Original research aims.

· Progress and results.

· Project Deviations: Project Deviations: Please describe any deviations in your project timeline, goals or budget.

· Next steps: Please detail next steps in your research and plans for future grant submissions.

· A description of any deviations from the original project proposal with justifications for these deviations.

· Publications and presentations: Please cite publications (including abstracts) and presentation generated from this research.

· A complete list of Intellectual Property generated from the research.

· A detailed itemized report of all project expenditures.

· PI Electronic Signature

Progress reports, final reports and expenditure reports are uploaded through the grant submission portal, Proposal Central. Awardees will receive a reminder email one month before reports are due. To log into your Proposal Central account, please visit: https://proposalcentral.com/. 

Interim progress reports must include the following:

· Non-confidential, Layman’s summary statement of progress: The statement should describe the research question, the aims of the project, and the project’s significance. This information may be shared with National Psoriasis Foundation donors.

· Progress and results: Please outline progress you have made in this research.

· Project deviations: Please describe any deviations in your project timeline, goals, or budget.

· Publications and presentations: Please cite publications (including abstracts) and presentations generated from this research, if any.

· PI Electronic Signature

Expenditure reports will be uploaded through the grant submission portal, Proposal Central. Awardees will receive a reminder email one month before reports are due. To log into your Proposal Central account, please visit: https://proposalcentral.com/.

It may be possible to be granted a no cost extension to the project period if the grantee will have a remaining unexpended balance and a circumstance arises that prohibits the completion of the project by the expiration date. No cost extension requests must be submitted via the Proposal Central award profile and request Original Project Termination Date, Requested Project Termination Date, Amount of Unexpended Balance, Sufficient Detail substantiating a need for a NCE.

Please note, per the NPF contractual agreements, only one NCE can be approved per award period, with no more than a 12-month extension. NCEs must be submitted 30-days prior to the end of the award term.

If you are interested in submitting a NCE request, please contact research@psoriasis.org for the deliverable to be added to your award profile.

During the project period NPF may contact you for project updates, site visits, interviews, or other activities related to research communications, donor relations, advertising, and other media or special events. Following the project period, NPF may contact you in approximately 5 years for purposes of research program assessment.

If you have further questions, please email research@psoriasis.org.

To make changes to your awarded research proposal or budget, you must submit a signed, formal request letter detailing the request and substantiating the change on letter to research@psoriasis.org. If you are requesting changes your research proposal, an updated research proposal must be appended to the request.