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Brain Research Foundation 2027 Scientific Innovations Award

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M. O'Haire (Veterinary Medicine) 

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Brain Research Foundation is pleased to invite your institution to nominate one senior faculty member to submit a Letter of Intent for the 2027 Scientific Innovations Award (SIA).

Objectives

External Deadline
6/2/2026 (LOI)
Internal Deadline
April 15
Program URL
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Brain Research Foundation: 2026 Seed Grant Program

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D. Ferguson (COM-P)

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BRF will only accept one LOI per institution

Overview
Brain Research Foundation’s Annual Seed Grant Program was initiated in 1981. The purpose of our program is to provide start-up monies for new research projects in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other outside funding sources. 

External Deadline
10/23/2025 (LOI)
Internal Deadline
Aug. 27, 2025
Program URL
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Brain Research Foundation 2026 Scientific Innovations Award

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J. Streicher (Pharmacology)

Objective
The program's objective 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 funding as well as significant publications in high-impact journals.

Eligibility

External Deadline
6/3/2025
Internal Deadline
April 16, 2025
Program URL
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Brain Research Foundation (BRF): 2024 Scientific Innovations Award (SIA)

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SIA provides funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. 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.

Funding Preferences:

External Deadline
06/22/2024 (LOI)*
Internal Deadline
April 17, 2024
Program URL
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Seed Grant Program

Brain Research Foundation invites eligible US institutions to nominate one faculty member (Assistant or Associate Professor) to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the BRF Seed Grant Program.

Brain Research Foundation’s Annual Seed Grant Program was initiated in 1981. The purpose of our program is to provide start-up monies for new research projects in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other outside funding sources.

The objective of the BRF Seed Grant Program is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions. BRF Seed Grant awards are not intended to supplement existing grants.

Each total grant is limited to $80,000 (direct costs) for a two year grant period. The first grant payment of $40,000 will be made upon completion of the Seed Grant Acceptance Form (June 2024). The final payment of $40,000 will be made contingent upon receipt of a preliminary progress and financial report (June 2025). Funds must be utilized within the grant period.

Areas of Interest
1.) Funding is to be directed at pilot research projects that are both innovative and will likely lead to successful grant applications to NIH and other public and private funding entities.

2.) Assistant Professor – Junior faculty with a new research project that will generate pilot data that will lead to RO1 funding or a comparable outside grant will be first priority.

• Must provide abstract and specific aims for current grants and indicate if there is any overlap.

Sponsor
Brain Research Foundation (BRF)
Research Category
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Opportunity ID
52d55e26-2795-47d5-8032-d1d75de8f0f3
External Deadline
11/21/2025(Anticipated)
Program URL
https://www.thebrf.org/seed-grants/

2023 Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program

M. Bhattacharya

Brain Research Foundation (BRF) is inviting eligible US academic institutions to nominate one (1) faculty member to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the BRF Seed Grant Program. Nominated candidates must submit a completed LOI by December 23, 2022.

External Deadline
12/23/2022
Internal Deadline
Nov. 27, 2022
Program URL
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