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SUMMARY:[ SIMONS FOUNDATION Autism Research Initiative\, Request for Appli
 cations | Research funding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210312
DTSTAMP:20260610T093151Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: The Simons Foundation’s Autism Research Initiative invi
 tes applications for “Maternal COVID-19 as a potential risk for autism: 
 Supplemental funding for ongoing pregnancy cohorts” (Maternal COVID-19 R
 FA). The Maternal COVID-19 RFA aims to facilitate research on the mechanis
 ms of gestational infection and inflammation on autism risk in children. G
 rants awarded through this RFA will supplement existing funding from other
  agencies for ongoing COVID-19 pregnancy cohorts\, with the goal to broade
 n biospecimen collection and to extend postnatal family tracking\n\nDurati
 on:      3 years\n\nFunding:        max $250’000 for projects 
 at single site\nmax $400’000 for projects at multiple sites\n\nEligibili
 ty: All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D.\, M.D. or equiv
 alent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college\, 
 university\, medical school or other research facility. In addition\, elig
 ible applicants must have independent lab space at their institution. Appl
 ications may be submitted by domestic and foreign nonprofit organizations\
 ; public and private institutions\, such as colleges\, universities\, hosp
 itals\, laboratories\, units of state and local government\; and eligible 
 agencies of the federal government. There are no citizenship or country re
 quirements\n\nHow to Apply: Applications are submitted through the online 
 application portal proposalCENTRAL. Find more instructions on How to Apply
  here.\n\nNote: On proposalCENTRAL\, you will be prompted to enter details
  for the Host Institution and its Officials. If EPFL will serve as your ho
 st institution\, please enter details exactly as below:\nEcole Polytechniq
 ue Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL\nSigning Official : Caroline Vandevyver\nF
 inancial Officer : Steven Miller\n\nDeadline:      March 12\, 2021\n\
 nFurther information\n\n	More information about the program is available h
 ere.\n	The application portal proposalCENTRAL can be found here.\n	For hel
 p with the Signature Page\, or for any other questions\, please contact th
 e Research Office.\n
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