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Skin Care for Developing Countries Program

American Academy of Dermatology

The Academy offers grants to individuals and organizations to fund international volunteer and humanitarian projects under the Skin Care for Developing Countries program.

Grants available

Grants vary between $2,500 and $5,000 depending on the proposal, scope of the project, and availability of funds.

Application timeline

To be considered for the grant, applications should be submitted by June 30, 2026. Grant recipients will be notified by the end of 2026, so they can plan for funding and programming. Applications received after June 30 will be considered for the next year’s funding cycle.

Support the Academy’s strategic framework.

Related to dermatology and global health care, and help underserved regions of the world.

Sustainable, community-based, and rely on additional sources of funding. All funding sources must be detailed in your application.

Demonstrate how the project would be monitored and evaluated.

Submitted online (no emails).

Non-AAD members: application must include a letter of support from an AAD member.

Residents: application must include a letter of support from your institution’s faculty director to ensure sustainability after residency.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. Strong dermatology-focused research question

Projects closely aligned with:

inflammatory skin disease,
skin cancer,
procedural dermatology,
pediatric dermatology,
autoimmune skin disorders,
translational dermatology,
health disparities in skin disease

generally perform better.

AAD reviewers usually prioritize proposals with clear impact on dermatologic patient care.

2. Clear clinical relevance / translational impact

Highly competitive proposals often demonstrate:

direct patient benefit,
diagnostic or therapeutic advancement,
improved dermatologic outcomes,
implementation potential in clinical practice.

Bench-to-bedside applicability is a major positive factor.

3. Strong mentorship environment

For early-career awards, one of the strongest predictors is:

an experienced mentor with NIH/AAD funding history,
clear mentoring structure,
institutional commitment,
protected research time.

Mentor track record strongly influences confidence in project completion.

4. Preliminary data

Applications with:

pilot results,
feasibility evidence,
prior publications related to the topic,
validated methods

consistently score higher than purely exploratory ideas.

5. Publication and academic productivity

Successful applicants commonly show:

first-author dermatology publications,
conference abstracts,
prior society presentations,
growing independent research trajectory.

Even modest but consistent productivity matters.

6. Methodological rigor

AAD reviewers heavily value:

proper study design,
realistic recruitment targets,
statistical planning,
reproducibility,
ethical/regulatory preparedness.

Weak biostatistics is a common reason for rejection.

7. Innovation balanced with feasibility

Applications perform best when they are:

innovative enough to advance the field,
but realistic within the funding period and budget.

Overly ambitious projects are often criticized.

8. Alignment with funding mechanism

AAD success improves when applicants carefully match:

career stage,
project scope,
training level,
budget size

to the correct award category.

Misaligned applications are frequently downgraded.

9. Diversity, equity, and underserved populations

Increasingly competitive proposals address:

skin-of-color dermatology,
healthcare disparities,
underserved populations,
access-to-care issues.

These themes have gained importance in recent years.

10. Evidence of future funding potential

Reviewers often favor projects likely to:

generate preliminary data for NIH grants,
lead to larger multicenter studies,
establish independent investigators.

AAD funding is often viewed as a career-development bridge.

Common Reviewer Concerns

Frequent weaknesses include:

unclear hypothesis,
insufficient sample size,
weak mentor involvement,
lack of novelty,
inadequate timeline,
poorly justified budget,
no contingency planning.

Highest-Probability Applicant Profile

The strongest AAD applications usually combine:

junior/mid-career investigator + strong mentor + focused dermatology problem + pilot data + clinically relevant translational impact + realistic methodology

Specialties

Dermatology

Global Health

Eligibility Requirements

As the grantor of SCDC funds, the AAD must be adequately represented during the project. Typically, the Project Lead is a Fellow of the AAD. However, applications are not limited to AAD Fellows. If the Project Lead is not an AAD Fellow, the Project Lead must have a letter of endorsement from an AAD Fellow who agrees to serve as a Sponsor of the project (and advisor to the Project Lead) for the duration of the project. Residents and medical students may apply but must have a designated supervising AAD Fellow who will serve as both Sponsor and Project Lead. As such, the Fellow has a greater role in overseeing the execution of the project, ensuring compliance with administrative requirements, and will ultimately be responsible for the sustainability of the project. Finally, the Project Lead (or Sponsor) must be affiliated with a Fiduciary Organization, such as a place of employment, which assumes general (and possibly financial) oversight of the project.

To receive a SCDC grant, Project Leads and project team members must be in good standing with the AAD, to include being current in membership dues and requirements with any grants previously awarded by the AAD. The Project Lead is limited to two open grants at a time, and the recipient of no more than three SCDC grants in the five years prior to application.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: American Academy of Dermatology

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1145 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C

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