March 14, 2017
Call for Applications: 2014 Neurodegenerative Diseases Pilot Study Grants Program
The Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Cener, and the MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute have joined forces to fund the best novel ideas for pilot projects aimed at uncovering and developing effective treatments for neurodegenetive diseases.
Applications are due on Monday, April 21, 2014.
The Call for Applications is attached.
March 14, 2017
Memory Disorders Clinical Research Fellowship
The Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) is pleased to announce an opening for a two-year Clinical Research Fellowship in AD/Memory Disorders at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and related institutions beginning July 1, 2014.
The goal of the non-degree program is to introduce exceptionally-qualified individuals to the successes and demands of a research-oriented career in the neurodegenerative diseases, and to provide an unparalleled foundation for potential leadership roles in academic medicine or industry.
More information is attached.
Fellowship application deadline: March 15, 2014
March 14, 2017
Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust (C.A.R.T.) Grant
The goal of this fund is to encourage exploratory and developmental research on Alzheimer's disease within the U.S. and is for new projects only. Financial support will be provided for the early and conceptual plans of projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to advance biomedical research.
More information may be found at www.cartfund.org/cart/applying-for-a-grant/
March 14, 2017
2013 Harvard/MIT Joint Research Grant Program in Basic Neuroscience
This program is intended to forge collaborations between investigators from across the Harvard and MIT communities who have not previously worked together.
Five awards, each consisting of $100,000 per year for 2 years, are available. More information is attached.
March 14, 2017
Call for Proposals: Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) invite researchers to apply for grants on research investigating the pathologic mechanisms of neurodegeneration in FTD and related disorders. Grants will be provided for one-year duration (up to $150,000 each) with the possibility of follow-on funding. The deadline date for application for this grant is September 5, 2013.
More information regarding the Call is attached. Information on other grants announced by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation may also be found at www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/request-for-proposal.
March 14, 2017
Call for Proposals: Challenge Grant to Accelerate Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) invite researchers to apply for challenge grants for the development and validation of biomakers for Alzheimer's disease/dementia. Grants will be provided for one-year duration (up to $140,000 each) with the possibility of follow-on funding. The deadline date for application for this grant is August 1, 2013.
More information regarding the Call is attached. Information on other grants announced by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation may also be found at www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/request-for-proposal.
March 14, 2017
Call for Proposals: Creative Computational Approaches to Accelerate Drug Discovery for the Treatment and Prevention of Dementia
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Program on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Prevention invites scientists to apply for grants on innovative computational approaches to map disease and predict the efficacy of drugs to treat and prevent dementia. Grants will be provided for one-year duration (up to $150,000 each) with the possibility of follow-on funding. The deadline date for application for this grant is September 5, 2013.
More information regarding the Call is attached. Information on other grants announced by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation may also be found at www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/request-for-proposal.
March 14, 2017
2013 Geoffrey Beene Global NeuroDiscovery Challenge
The Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer'ss Initiative has announced its second online innovation challenge whose goal is to identify male and female differences in the pathogenesis and presentation of Alzheimer's disease in the pre-symptomatic, early symptomatic and late stages of the disease. The Challenge will require a written proposal and winning submissions will share $100,00 in prize awards.
More information is attached, and may also be found at http://geoffreybeenechallenge.org/challenge/
March 14, 2017
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD): Request for Proposals (2013 Pilot Research Grants)
The AFTD has issued a Request for Proposals for pilot grants that are designed to seed original projects, with the goal of generating preliminary data towards a larger grant application on basic/clinical research in frontotemporal degeneration and related conditions.
Applications are due on July 1, 2013.
More information may be found at www.theaftd.org/research/aftd-research-initiatives/current-rfps, or on the attached document.
March 14, 2017
Call for Applications: 2013 Neurodegenerative Diseases Pilot Study Grants Program
The Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Cener, and the MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute have joined forces to fund the best novel ideas for pilot projects aimed at uncovering and developing effective treatments for neurodegenetive diseases.
Applications are due on Thursday, December 6, 2012.
The Call for Applications is attached.