The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) is calling for applications for grants of $20,000 to support three projects that will offer sustainable improvements in dermatological care in underserved communities during 2025.
Individuals or organizations are invited to apply for a DermImpact Grant here https://bit.ly/dermimpact2025. The closing date is Nov. 1 2024.
All applications will be reviewed and scored by the IFD Committee and endorsed by the ILDS Board of Directors. Successful applicants will be announced in December 2024 with their projects commencing in January 2025.
Applications for 2025 DermLink Grants close on Oct. 18, 2024. Successful applicants will be announced during December 2024. More information is available here: https://bit.ly/ILDS-Grants
Delivered through its new ILDS ‘DermImpact’ Grants Programme with recipients selected by the ILDS’ Foundation, the International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD), the grants will provide two-years’ support for each project. Grant applicants are expected to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to build capacity in underserved communities to improve care, services and support for patients living with skin diseases. Ideally, selected projects will also be delivered sustainably.
The new ILDS DermImpact Grants Programme complements the association’s existing DermLink Grants Programme under which funding of $3,000-5,000 is offered for one-year projects to support patients living with skin diseases in underserved communities. DermLink grants are awarded to around 15 projects each year. Examples include supporting people with albinism (PWA) in rural areas of Africa; addressing Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin-NTDs) in marginalised communities and advocating for people living with skin conditions to combat the stigma they can face.
“The ILDS is driving improvements in access to skin care as we work towards our goal to deliver ‘skin health for the world’,” says ILDS President Henry W. Lim, MD, former Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, MI,in a news release. “Following the success of our DermLink Grants in delivering benefits through relatively small-scale, localised projects, we felt that introducing an additional programme, based on collaboration between applicants and other stakeholders working in the field, would give greater reach and ensure a long-lasting and sustainable impact in the underserved communities selected.
“We’re looking forward to supporting the successful DermImpact applicants in promoting long-lasting improvements in the standard of care for those affected by skin diseases in the communities targeted by their projects.”
Individuals or organisations are invited to apply for a DermImpact Grant here https://bit.ly/dermimpact2025. The closing date is Nov. 1 2024.
All applications will be reviewed and scored by the IFD Committee and endorsed by the ILDS Board of Directors. Successful applicants will be announced in December 2024 with their projects commencing in January 2025.
Applications for 2025 DermLink Grants close on Oct. 18, 2024. Successful applicants will be announced during December 2024. More information is available here: https://bit.ly/ILDS-Grants
