AIFA News August 2020 | Victorian Regional Community unites to raise money for AIFA

Expressions of Interest for AIFA Grants 2020 are due by 28 August 2020

To apply for an AIFA grant in 2020, please complete the expression of interest form on the AIFA website www.allergyimmunology.org.au/grants and email to foundation@allergy.org.au by 28 August 2020.

The Chief Investigator of the research project must be an ASCIA member.

Victorian Regional Community unites to raise money for AIFA

Every now and then someone in the community is inspired to stand up and organise an event to raise money for medical research into allergy through AIFA. Angie Waihape is doing just that in Ararat in regional Victoria. She has organised a raffle and auction this Saturday 15 August through a Facebook page called Allergy & Anaphylaxis Awareness. “My sister has two children with multiple severe food allergies”, says Angie. “I’m hoping to get our whole community on board to assist in achieving both awareness and a donation of $10,000 to assist researchers”.

Her fundraising committee includes Clare and Natalia. The trio are best friends and sister to a lady named Jackie, who has two boys with severe allergies.

“Being a witness to life threatening anaphylaxis has shaken me to my core and has me searching for ways to how we can stop this being the life so many Australians have to live,” Angie recounts. “The sheer terror in little Kohen’s eyes on that day has been burnt into me, his lips and face swelled to the point he no longer looked like the same baby. The boys are our inspiration, and we are very passionate about spreading awareness. We would love nothing more than to help the wonderful people who are working hard on finding a cure.”

Thanks for contributing to our work Angie and we hope that the auction is a success and that you enjoy the night!

If you have an idea for raising money for allergy research please email foundation@allergy.org.au

AIFA is now seeking donations and support for the 2021 grants and donations can be made online. 

By donating to AIFA, you can be reassured that 100% of donations directly fund allergy/immunology research grants.

All donations of $100 or more are perpetually acknowledged on the AIFA website. 

Thank you to our generous supporters

Thank you to our generous donors and sponsors for their support, which has allowed us to offer a total of $110,000 to be granted to immunology and allergy research in 2020:

• $40,000 - AIFA Food Allergy Research Grant
   
• $30,000 - AIFA Allergy (other than food allergy) or Autoimmunity Research Grant
   
• $15,000 - AIFA Primary Immunodeficiencies Clinical Research Grant
  (supported by CSL Behring)
   
• $15,000 - AIFA Hereditary Angioedema Clinical Research Grant
  (supported by CSL Behring)
   
• $10,000 - AIFA Food Allergy Research Grant
  (supported by DBV Technologies) 

Thank you also to our independent and voluntary expert grant selection panel who select AIFA research grants each year through a robust selection process.