SOCS Research Award

The Skin of Color Society is proud to announce the establishment of two outstanding funding opportunities. The SOCS Dermatology Research Award will provide up to three annual research grant(s) (up to $15,000) to promote dermatology research within the field of skin of color. The grant is intended to assist young dermatologists in furthering their academic careers. Two of the awards will be given to those applications that focus on inflammatory dermatologic diseases in skin of color.

 SOCS Research Awards (Criteria And Application)

Applications Available: August 1
Application Deadline Extended: December 1 December 14
Recipients Notified: Q1 2021

SOCS Career Development Award

The second and newest award is the SOCS Career Development Award, which will award up to $100,000 which can be used over a two-year period and which is non-renewable. This award should have a research focus on inflammatory dermatologic diseases in skin of color in areas where further clinical, translational, and basic research is needed. It is the expectation that the recipient(s) of these awards will be tomorrow’s leaders in dermatology, helping to shape the future of the specialty.

SOCS Career Development Award (Criteria and Application)

Applications Available: August 1
Application Deadline Extended: December 1 December 14
Recipient Notified: Q1 2021