Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.sfari.org/grant/pilot-awards-request-for-applications/
Sponsor/Award: SIMONS FOUNDATION - AUTISM RESEARCH INITIATIVE - PILOT AWARD - 2021 COMPETITION | FULL APPLICATION

Grant Amount: UP TO $300,000 USD
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Aug 05, 2021
Sponsor's: Aug 12, 2021

Subject Areas:
Description:

Pilot Awards are for innovative, high-impact proposals requesting support for small-scale projects or early-stage experiments that will build on preliminary data or a prior track record and lead to competitive applications for funding by SFARI or other organizations. Investigators new to the field of autism are encouraged to apply for Pilot Awards.

The maximum budget is $300,000, including indirect costs, per year for up to two (2) years. Please see the sponsor's guidlelines for full details.

Application Details:

All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility. Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. There are no citizenship or country requirements.

Applications must be completed electronically and submitted using forms provided at proposalCENTRAL

INDIRECT COST OF 20% MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR BUDGET

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Latinovich,Cessandra
Kilianski,Louise
Hancock,Jennifer Anne

Sponsor Contacts:

GRANTS@SIMONSFOUNDATION.ORG
160 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, New York, United States