The AABB Foundation awards grants for investigator-initiated original research in all aspects of blood banking, transfusion medicine, and biotherapies. Grant applications are evaluated on the basis of their scientific merit, relevance to and impact on transfusion medicine, focus and appropriateness to the scope of funding, and likelihood of yielding meaningful data. Applications for research into innovative and new projects are a priority. An applicant must be a doctor (MD or PhD), medical technologist, transfusion medicine or biotherapies professional. The Foundation accepts early-career applicants worldwide. The AABB Foundation's intention is to fund researchers on a path toward research independence. The complete application requirements and instructions are available on the award's website. Please visit the award's website or contact the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies for more information.