Funding for Faculty

International Rett Syndrome Foundation

Summarized from IRSF website by Michelle Therrien Website: http://www.rettsyndrome.org/research-programs/grant-programs Funding Priorities: Facilitate global research into the causes, treatments and an eventual cure for Rett syndrome by promoting interdisciplinary cooperation; funding cutting edge basic, translational and clinical research; and organizing research symposia and meetings

R21 – Exploratory/Developmental (NIH)

Compiled from NIH R21 website by Nimisha Muttiah. Funding Priorities for R21 grants: The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Of the R21 grants, I am specifically focusing on the “Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan”… Read more R21 – Exploratory/Developmental (NIH)

NIH (NIDCD) R15 – Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program

Compiled from NIH website by Megan Tobin Funding priorities: The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation’s research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. AREA grants are intended to… Read more NIH (NIDCD) R15 – Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program