ANMS is accepting grant applications as part of the ANMS Discovery Grants Program. We will provide support for senior GI fellows, postdoctoral research fellows, or Instructor/Assistant Professor-level faculty who are pursuing research careers in the area of neurogastroenterology and GI motility. Up to two grants of up to $30,000 each will be awarded in 2026 for qualified applicants including senior GI fellows, postdoctoral research fellows, or junior faculty (with no prior or current independent grant funding, i.e. PI status on an R level grant) pursuing projects spanning basic science, translational investigation, and clinical research pertaining to neurogastroenterology and GI motility.

Both the applicant and mentor should be ANMS members at the time of application and maintain the membership for at least two years. The applicant should be at a US or Canadian academic institution. The application deadline is November 1, 2025. Applicants will be notified on the outcome of their application by mid-January 2026 and the award period will begin March 1, 2026.

Objective: To assist promising trainee and faculty investigators in carrying out research projects in the area of neurogastroenterology and motility. The ANMS welcomes applications related to a broad range of topics and research methodologies that are relevant to this field. These grants are intended to support investigators generate sufficient preliminary data to obtain extramurally funded research grants and to promote career development in neurogastroenterology and motility.

Description: The ANMS Discovery Grants will provide support for clinical fellowship trainees, postdoctoral research fellows, or faculty (within 10 years of the completion of their training and with no prior or current independent grant funding, i.e. PI status on an R level grant) pursuing projects spanning basic science, translational investigation, and clinical research pertaining to neurogastroenterology and GI motility. Grant applications should clearly describe how investigators intend to use the pilot data for future studies, how the work will enhance applications for extramural research funding, and where the work fits within their overall career goals. Up to two grants of up to $30,000 each will be awarded in 2026 for qualified applicants.

Eligibility: Applicants must (1) be a clinical fellowship trainee or post-doctoral research fellow (“Trainee Investigators”) or a faculty member (“Faculty Investigators”) within 10 years of the completion of their training with a primary appointment in an academic program (2) exhibit evidence of a career trajectory leading towards the development of an independent research program and (3) be a member or trainee member of the ANMS at the time of application, and mentors should also be an ANMS member. Information on becoming a member of the ANMS can be found at www.motilitysociety.org. Membership dues covering the full duration of the award must be paid before funds are disbursed. Recipients may deduct ANMS membership fees from the total award amount, if desired.

Trainee Investigators must commit at least 10% effort to research. A letter of support from the applicant’s Division Head or Department Chair must confirm this protected time will be available if the application is successful. The protected research time does not need to be exclusively dedicated to the objectives of the Discovery Grant—for example, faculty who are currently supported by a Career Development Grant with 50-75% research effort are eligible without needing to adjust their effort.

Each Trainee Investigator applicant must have a designated research mentor who will help oversee the research and guide the applicant’s career development. Applications from Trainee Investigators require a letter from the applicant’s mentor that outlines his/her role and the training and career development environment he/she will provide. Faculty Investigator applicants do not require a mentor letter but should include a letter of support from the Investigator’s Division Head or Department Chairperson verifying access to sufficient protected time and resources required to accomplish the aims of the proposal.

A goal of these grants is to help junior investigators collect preliminary data to become competitive for an NIH K- and/or R- award or the equivalent (including internal institutional awards, society career development awards, etc.). Trainee Investigators who have acquired a K- or equivalent career development award and Faculty Investigators who have acquired independent R- or equivalent funding as a PI are not eligible for the award. Please note that if at any point during the submission or review process, it is revealed that an application is not eligible, the application will be withdrawn from consideration.

We are accepting applications for an ANMS Transition Award Program. We will provide support to a full-time faculty position (at any level, e.g., instructor, assistant, associate, or full professor) with current (within 6 months of expiration) or recent (within 1 year) mentored career development grants or clinical fellowship trainees and postdoctoral researchers with F series NIH grants or equivalent who are pursuing research careers in neurogastroenterology and GI motility. Up to one award of $50,000 will be awarded in 2026 for qualified applicants who have not yet received independent R-level funding and who are pursuing projects spanning basic science, translational investigation, and clinical research pertaining to neurogastroenterology and GI motility.

Applicants must be a member at the time of application to be eligible. Information on becoming a member of the ANMS can be found at www.motilitysociety.org. It is anticipated that successful candidates will maintain their membership with the ANMS. Membership dues covering the full duration of the award must be paid before funds are disbursed. Recipients may deduct ANMS membership fees from the total award amount, if desired.

The application deadline is November 1, 2025. Funds will be available in March 2026.

We are accepting applications for an ANMS Bridge Funding Program. We will provide support to academic researchers with a minimum of 7 years of experience beyond fellowship or terminal training and holding appointments as Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors.

Up to one award of $50,000 will be awarded in 2026 for qualified applicants who are pursuing projects spanning basic science, translational investigation, and clinical research pertaining to neurogastroenterology and GI motility. Applicants must have a history of successful federal funding, such as a recently concluded (within the last 3 years) R-level award or an R-level award that will end within 6 months and must have applied for the renewal of federal funding. Applicants should explain why they need bridge funding to sustain their research programs and how they will maintain that program after Bridge Funding.

Applicants must be a member at the time of application to be eligible. Information on becoming a member of the ANMS can be found at www.motilitysociety.org. It is anticipated that successful candidates will maintain their membership with the ANMS. Membership dues covering the full duration of the award must be paid before funds are disbursed. Recipients may deduct ANMS membership fees from the total award amount, if desired. The application deadline is November 1 2025. Funds will be available in March 2026.