At The BRAIN Foundation, our primary focus is catalyzing basic and interdisciplinary translational research that leads to the development of effective therapeutics to improve the functioning of individuals with Neuro-Developmental Disorders (NDD) including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
We believe that the most effective use of our funds is to target high-need and high-impact yet under-served areas of focus within the landscape of investments in research. In that vein, every year, the BRAIN Foundation puts forth a Request for Proposals for grants for research in our focus areas to benefit individuals with NDD, including ASD.
This year, we will be funding a very limited number of grants. We invite physicians, researchers, fellows, post-doctoral scholars and graduate students to submit your proposals.
Area of research:
Treatment trials: Pre-clinical drug studies, Phase I/II clinical treatment trials or human treatment studies, animal or organoid studies, to evaluate efficacy of new compounds and repurposed drugs for treatment of disabling symptoms of autism. Higher priority will be given to human studies.
Who can apply:
A PI associated with a research institution or private enterprise who can work within their organization to accept a grant from a non-profit and obtain an IRB for their work.
Where:
We can only support research in the US at this time. (If you are outside the US, you could collaborate with someone in the US.)
Budge limit:
Up to 90K annually, for two consecutive years. We do not support institutional overheads. One year requests are welcome too.
Exceptions:
If you are already covered under last year’s grant, please wait till the next year so that we can support more researchers.
2025 limitations:
Due to the limited number of grants being awarded, the grant review process is likely to be highly selective and competitive.
New to autism research?
If you are new to research benefiting individuals with autism, we welcome your proposals!
*New applicants, please create an account and login to begin the application process.
Application for the BRAIN Foundation Grant 2025
At The BRAIN Foundation, our primary focus is catalyzing basic and interdisciplinary translational research that leads to the development of effective therapeutics to improve the functioning of individuals with Neuro-Developmental Disorders (NDD) including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
We believe that the most effective use of our funds is to target high-need and high-impact yet under-served areas of focus within the landscape of investments in research. In that vein, every year, the BRAIN Foundation puts forth a Request for Proposals for grants for research in our focus areas to benefit individuals with NDD, including ASD.
This year, we will be funding a very limited number of grants. We invite physicians, researchers, fellows, post-doctoral scholars and graduate students to submit your proposals.
Area of research:
Treatment trials: Pre-clinical drug studies, Phase I/II clinical treatment trials or human treatment studies, animal or organoid studies, to evaluate efficacy of new compounds and repurposed drugs for treatment of disabling symptoms of autism. Higher priority will be given to human studies.
Who can apply:
A PI associated with a research institution or private enterprise who can work within their organization to accept a grant from a non-profit and obtain an IRB for their work.
Where:
We can only support research in the US at this time. (If you are outside the US, you could collaborate with someone in the US.)
Budge limit:
Up to 90K annually, for two consecutive years. We do not support institutional overheads. One year requests are welcome too.
Exceptions:
If you are already covered under last year’s grant, please wait till the next year so that we can support more researchers.
2025 limitations:
Due to the limited number of grants being awarded, the grant review process is likely to be highly selective and competitive.
New to autism research?
If you are new to research benefiting individuals with autism, we welcome your proposals!
*New applicants, please create an account and login to begin the application process.