Brain Research Foundation’s Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) Program provides funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators.  The objective of the SIA is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in high impact journals. The grant proposal must detail a new research project that is not funded by other sources. This grant is not to be used as bridge funding.

UD White Paper (Research Summary) Deadline: 05/08/2024
Brain Research Foundation Letter of Intent Deadline: 06/25/2024, 4:00 PM CT
Due Date for Invited Proposals: 10/08/2024

Link to FOA Here: https://thebrf.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2025_SIA_Guidelines.pdf

Candidate Eligibility: The nominated candidate must be a full-time associate professor or full professor at a US academic institution
that was invited directly by BRF via email, working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease. Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred but evidence of such funding in the past three years is essential. Studies should be related to either normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease.

Institutional Limit: UD may nominate one senior professor (Associate or Full) to submit a Letter of Intent.

Application Information:  Applicants must submit a summary of their proposed research including a preliminary set of aims and a discussion of previous or related work (No more than 2 pages). Applications not adhering to this requirement will be returned without review.

Merit Review Criteria: Research summaries will be reviewed based on the criteria detailed in the solicitation.