Grants to Attend The Vector-Borne Illness Fundamentals Course

Grant funding may be available if you meet the following criteria. The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation may also have funds available to support a Canadian medical provider attending the Fundamentals.  Please visit https://canlyme.com/ilads/ for more information on CanLyme grants.

ILADS grants may be available if you:

• Have one of the following graduate degrees:
  • DO
  • MD
  • NP
  • PA
  • ND
• AND you have full prescription writing authority

In addition, grant funding may be available if you meet the criteria listed above and currently practice medicine in one of the following geographic areas:

• Central Virginia/Richmond metro area
• Eastern Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• New York City (five boroughs)
• Northern Delaware
• Southern Connecticut
• Southern New York State
• Oklahoma
• Wisconsin

ILADS Grants are only awarded for in-person training, not for online courses.

Grants to Attend The ILADEF Physician Training Program™

Grant funding may be available if you:

• Have one of the following graduate degrees:
  • DO
  • MD
• AND you have full prescription writing authority

In addition, grant funding may be available if you meet the criteria listed above and currently practice medicine in one of the following geographic areas:

• Eastern Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• New York City (five boroughs)
• Northern Delaware
• Southern Connecticut
• Southern New York State
• Oklahoma
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

An application for a grant to participate in the ILADEF Physician Training Program™ MUST be submitted after you have registered and paid applicable fees.

Grants for Education and/or Research Related to the Treatment of Lyme and Associated Diseases

Grant funding may be available if you are pursuing an educational or research project related to the treatment of Lyme and/or associated diseases.  In the past, ILADEF has funded or considered a wide range of such projects, including:

• The private publication of books relating to Lyme disease.
• The development and distribution of educational materials on tick-borne diseases to medical professionals.
• Creation of a database of clinical symptoms associated with late-stage Lyme borreliosis.
• An exhibitor booth at a scientific conference at which was distributed educational materials on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases.

Grants for Other Projects Related to Lyme and Associated Diseases

Grant funding may be available for other projects related to Lyme and/or associated diseases.  In the past, ILADEF has funded or considered projects, including:

• Yarn bombing -- a form of street art -- to increase the awareness of Lyme disease.