[ SIMONS FOUNDATION | SFARI Winter 2021 Pilot Award ]
Event details
| Date | 06.05.2021 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance.
The goal of the Pilot Award is to provide early support for exploratory ideas, particularly those with novel hypotheses. Appropriate projects for this mechanism include those considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results. In particular, we encourage applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit or behavioral mechanisms and set the stage for development of novel interventions.
Note: As several targeted initiatives have been created, important changes have been made to the scope of the Pilot Award in 2021 ( e.g. no proposals involving human subjects in the Pilot award), please read about these changes here.
Duration: 2 years
Funding: USD $300’000
Eligibility: All applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent. There are no citizenship or country requirements.
How to Apply: Instructions here. Applications must be completed electronically and submitted using forms provided at proposalCENTRAL. Please log in as an applicant, go to the “Grant Opportunities” tab, scroll to Simons Foundation and click “Apply Now” for the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative – Pilot Award program.
During the application submission, you will be prompted to enter details for the Host Institution and its Officials. Please enter them exactly as below:
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL
Signing Official : Caroline Vandevyver
Financial Officer : Steven Miller
In addition, a Signature Page must be completed by the Research Office.
If applicable, please contact the Research Office for more information on EPFL’s IRB or IACUC status.
Note: LOI for this call includes all scientific information required for the entire application review process. All submitted documents will remain in place for the second stage of the review process. Budget and Institution sign off are only required at the full application stage.
Application Deadline:
Further information
The goal of the Pilot Award is to provide early support for exploratory ideas, particularly those with novel hypotheses. Appropriate projects for this mechanism include those considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results. In particular, we encourage applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit or behavioral mechanisms and set the stage for development of novel interventions.
Note: As several targeted initiatives have been created, important changes have been made to the scope of the Pilot Award in 2021 ( e.g. no proposals involving human subjects in the Pilot award), please read about these changes here.
Duration: 2 years
Funding: USD $300’000
Eligibility: All applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent. There are no citizenship or country requirements.
How to Apply: Instructions here. Applications must be completed electronically and submitted using forms provided at proposalCENTRAL. Please log in as an applicant, go to the “Grant Opportunities” tab, scroll to Simons Foundation and click “Apply Now” for the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative – Pilot Award program.
During the application submission, you will be prompted to enter details for the Host Institution and its Officials. Please enter them exactly as below:
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL
Signing Official : Caroline Vandevyver
Financial Officer : Steven Miller
In addition, a Signature Page must be completed by the Research Office.
If applicable, please contact the Research Office for more information on EPFL’s IRB or IACUC status.
Note: LOI for this call includes all scientific information required for the entire application review process. All submitted documents will remain in place for the second stage of the review process. Budget and Institution sign off are only required at the full application stage.
Application Deadline:
- LOI submission: 06-May-2021 (5:00 pm Eastern time)
- Full proposal: 12-August-2021
Further information
- More information about the program is available here.
- The application portal proposalCENTRAL can be found here.
- For any other questions, or to complete the signature page, please contact the Research Office.
Practical information
- General public
- Free