Applying for a Grant

Through the Ramsay Research Grant program, Solve M.E. invests in research studies in ME/CFS or Long Covid with a particular emphasis on engaging young investigators and researchers new to the field. Collaborative proposals (involving 2 or more research groups) and studies that examine the similarities and differences between ME/CFS and Long Covid are encouraged.

We are currently accepting applications for 2026 Ramsay Research Grant funding!

We are soliciting proposals for:

- PhD Student Award: $50,000 for one year
- Postdoctoral / New Faculty / Returning Faculty Awards: Up to $100,000 over two years

- - This includes investigators re-entering the field after career interruptions (e.g., medical leave, family leave, or military service)

- Collaborative Research Award: up to $150,000 over two years
  - This award prioritizes collaborations between at least two researchers. Ideally, at least one of these researchers is new to ME/CFS, Long COVID, or infection-associated chronic condition research. Multi-site projects are acceptable, but the award budget limit applies per project, not per institution.

The full request for applications with instructions can be found here, with an updated FAQ section that reflects questions raised during the Ramsay Scholars Grant Program Researcher Office Hours held Oct. 22, 2026.

To submit your proposal, click here.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday, November 13, 2026.

New to ME/CFS research or looking for additional resources for your study?

Click here for the Solve M.E. Researchers Resource Guide, which includes information on primary literature, biobank links, and accessible registry data.

Please contact us at grants@solvecfs.org with questions.

Ramsay Grants

As of 2026, Solve offers lab-based research grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, with the possibility of renewal for projects yielding promising results.

Previously funded research includes:

Dr. Jarred Younger from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found metabolite and temperature differences in the brains of people with ME/CFS and received a multi-year NIH R01 grant to run a larger neuroimaging study.
Dr. Dawei Li used preliminary data from his ongoing Ramsay-funded study on endogenous retroviruses to secure an NIH R21 grant to expand this work.
Drs. Liisa Selin and Anna Gil from the University of Massachusetts Medical School examined the role of specific T cells in ME/CFS and used their pilot data to win an NIH R01 grant for $2.5 million in follow-on funding.

2022 Instructions and Scope (CLOSED)

Application components:

The 2022 Ramsay Research Grant RFA deadline is now CLOSED. Questions and inquiries regarding the Ramsay Award Program should be directed to Kate Mudie, registry research manager, at research@solvecfs.org.

“There is virtually no funding available within Europe to study the role of HHV-6 in any disease. Therefore, the Ramsay Award was a very timely help for us to take our work one step ahead. This should help gather momentum in the scientific community and open funding opportunities for this research topic.”

— Bhupesh Prusty, PhD, 2016 Ramsay Awardee, Scientist/Principal Investigator, Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Wuerzburg