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SUMMARY:[ SIMONS FOUNDATION - SFARI Winter 2020 Pilot Award | Research fun
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190913
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Init
 iative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding\, diagnosis and treatment o
 f autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the hi
 ghest quality and relevance.\n \nThe goal of the Pilot Award is to provid
 e early support for exploratory ideas\, particularly those with novel hypo
 theses. Appropriate projects for this mechanism include those considered h
 igher risk with less assurance of ultimate impact\, but with the potential
  for transformative results. In particular\, the Foundation encourages enc
 ourage applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD ris
 k factors to molecular\, cellular\, circuit or behavioral mechanisms of AS
 D.\n \nDuration: 2 years\n \nFunding: USD $300’000\n \nEligibility: A
 ll applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD\, MD\, or equivalent d
 egree and have a faculty position or the equivalent.  There are no citize
 nship or country requirements.\n \nHow to Apply: Applications must be com
 pleted electronically and submitted using forms provided at proposalCENTRA
 L. To find the program\, log in as an applicant\, go to the “Grant Oppor
 tunities” tab\, scroll to Simons Foundation and click “Apply Now” fo
 r the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative – Pilot Award program
 .\n \nDuring the application submission\, you will be prompted to enter d
 etails for the Host Institution and its Officials. Please enter them exact
 ly as below:\nEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL\nSigning Off
 icial : Caroline Vandevyver\nFinancial Officer : Steven Miller\nIn addit
 ion\, a Signature Page must be completed by the Research Office.\nIf appli
 cable\, please contact the Research Office for more information on EPFL’
 s IRB or IACUC status.\n \nApplication Deadline: 13-Sep-2019 (5:00 pm Eas
 tern time)\n \nFurther information\n\n	More information about the program
  is available here.\n	The application portal proposalCENTRAL can be found 
 here.\n	For any other questions\, or to complete the signature page\, plea
 se contact the Research Office.\n
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