Simons Foundation Autism Rat Models Consortium

Aim

Grants awarded through this RFA are intended to capitalize on the rat as a model system to advance our understanding of the behavioral and circuit neuroscience mechanisms driving autism. This RFA will support a consortium of investigators to collaboratively use SFARI autism rat models to examine the biological basis of complex behaviors and the underlying neural circuits relevant for autism. We welcome applications from individual labs, as well as collaborative applications of up to three (3) principal investigators.

Available funding

• $300,000 per lab
• 20% indirect costs, for each year of funding
• Two (2) to three (3) years
• Simons Foundation encourages investigators to take advantage of the flexibility in budget and duration, tailoring the scope of the award as appropriate for their specific aims.

• All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility.
• SFARI recognizes the importance of diverse viewpoints for scientific advancement. As such, SFARI encourages the inclusion of researchers who span career stages and groups historically underrepresented in science.
• Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign 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.

• Please see the Simons Foundation website for additional information and the Insturctions for Submission for full details.
• Applications must be completed electronically and submitted using forms provided at proposalCENTRAL.
• Please contact the Research Office at [email protected] if you have questions and if you decide to submit a proposal