Johnson & Johnson Early Career Innovator Award focused on inflammatory skin disorders

About this program

The Dermatology Foundation, through a gift from Johnson & Johnson, offers the Johnson & Johnson Early Career Innovator Award to support outstanding early‑career investigators conducting basic, clinical, or translational research that advances understanding of inflammatory skin disorders. Funded projects should produce innovative findings in dermatologic inflammation; the 2027 application cycle opens October 2026 with a December 1, 2026 deadline (renewals due January 1, 2027). Applicants must conduct Foundation‑funded research in the U.S. under the sponsorship of an ACGME‑approved dermatology department/division and meet the Dermatology Foundation’s general eligibility criteria; investigators from minority and underserved populations are encouraged to apply.