Simons Foundation | Autism & Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Awards
Event details
| Date | 22.05.2025 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The Autism & Neuroscience division at the Simons Foundation is accepting applications for funding of courses or conferences. This year, courses and conferences that align with the scientific missions of any of the following programs will be prioritized: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), with a mission to advance the basic science of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders, the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB), with a focus on healthy cognitive aging, and the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB), with a focus on the fields of systems and computational neuroscience.
Duration: 3 years, max
Funding: $25K / year, max
Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by course or conference organizers who are employed by nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories and units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. There are no citizenship or country requirements.
To be eligible for funding through the 2025 RFA for the Conferences and Courses Award, at least one instance of the course or conference must occur between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026.
Please note that Simons does not typically fund any course or conference in its entirety and all applicants are strongly encouraged to seek multiple sources of funding support.
How to Apply: Prospective applicants must first submit a letter of intent (LOI). LOIs must be completed electronically and submitted through Simons Award Manager (SAM) and should contain a proposal narrative (1-2 pages) and budget. Finalists selected for an award will be notified by 10 July 2025.
Deadline: 22 May 2025 (Letter of Intent)
Further information
Duration: 3 years, max
Funding: $25K / year, max
Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by course or conference organizers who are employed by nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories and units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. There are no citizenship or country requirements.
To be eligible for funding through the 2025 RFA for the Conferences and Courses Award, at least one instance of the course or conference must occur between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026.
Please note that Simons does not typically fund any course or conference in its entirety and all applicants are strongly encouraged to seek multiple sources of funding support.
How to Apply: Prospective applicants must first submit a letter of intent (LOI). LOIs must be completed electronically and submitted through Simons Award Manager (SAM) and should contain a proposal narrative (1-2 pages) and budget. Finalists selected for an award will be notified by 10 July 2025.
Deadline: 22 May 2025 (Letter of Intent)
Further information
- More information about the program is available here.
- The application portal SAM can be found here.
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office.
Practical information
- General public
- Free