[ Alzheimer’s Association – Zenith Fellows Award Program | Research Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 19.03.2020 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program funds investigations to advance our understanding of Alzheimer's disease, identify new treatment strategies, improve care for people with dementia and further our knowledge of brain health and disease prevention. The objective of the 2020 Zenith Fellows Awards competition is to provide major support for investigators who have:
The proposed research should address fundamental problems related to early detection, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Proposed research must be "on the cutting edge" of basic science or biomedical research and thus may not conform to current conventional scientific wisdom or may challenge the prevailing orthodoxy.
Funding: $450’000
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Only established independent investigators are eligible as evidenced by their academic appointments, major, peer-reviewed, external multi-year grant support on which the applicant is the principal investigator (PI), independent laboratory operation, and quality and independence of publication record. Only applicants who have already contributed significantly to the field of Alzheimer’s and other dementia research or have the clear likelihood of making significant contributions will be seriously considered.
How to Apply: The two-step submission process begins with a letter of intent, which can be submitted on proposalCENTRAL. First-time users must register and fill out a Professional Profile in proposalCENTRAL to begin the LOI/application process. If EPFL will serve as your host institution, please use the following institution name in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. Selected applicants will be requested to submit full applications.
Deadline, LOI: 19 March 2020 (5:00 pm EST)
Deadline, Full app., by invite: 06 May 2020
Further information
- Contributed significantly to the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, or
- Made significant contributions to other areas of science and are now beginning to focus more directly on problems related to Alzheimer‘s disease, and are likely to make substantial contributions in the future.
The proposed research should address fundamental problems related to early detection, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Proposed research must be "on the cutting edge" of basic science or biomedical research and thus may not conform to current conventional scientific wisdom or may challenge the prevailing orthodoxy.
Funding: $450’000
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Only established independent investigators are eligible as evidenced by their academic appointments, major, peer-reviewed, external multi-year grant support on which the applicant is the principal investigator (PI), independent laboratory operation, and quality and independence of publication record. Only applicants who have already contributed significantly to the field of Alzheimer’s and other dementia research or have the clear likelihood of making significant contributions will be seriously considered.
How to Apply: The two-step submission process begins with a letter of intent, which can be submitted on proposalCENTRAL. First-time users must register and fill out a Professional Profile in proposalCENTRAL to begin the LOI/application process. If EPFL will serve as your host institution, please use the following institution name in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. Selected applicants will be requested to submit full applications.
Deadline, LOI: 19 March 2020 (5:00 pm EST)
Deadline, Full app., by invite: 06 May 2020
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- Applications can be submitted on proposalCENTRAL
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free