Autism Speaks Invites Research Grant Applications - Basic & Clinical Research Grants

Autism Speaks invites both Full- and Pilot-Level Basic & Clinical research grant applications to conduct innovative biomedical and behavioral research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and dissemination of evidence-based practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Submission, Review, & Notification Schedule (subject to change):
 

• Letter of Intent due: February 29, 2012, 8:00 PM Eastern
• Letter of intent notifications: April 1, 2012
• Application due: May 10, 2012, 8:00 PM Eastern
• Peer review panels: July 2012
• Notifications: October 2012
• Earliest Grant start date: November, 2012

Eligibility:

• Investigators holding full-time faculty appointments, professional affiliations or equivalent at accredited academic, medical, research or educational institutions are eligible to apply. Applications will NOT be accepted from individuals or proprietary organizations to support the research and development of products or treatments for profit.
• As Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, all applicants are restricted to one submission per review cycle, regardless of whether it is at the Full or Pilot Level. Multiple submissions will be returned.

Award:
Autism Speaks will fund a limited number of research grants determined by the available financial resources.

• Full-level research grant -- 1 to 3 years -- $150,000/year maximum
• Pilot-level research grant -- 1 to 2 years -- $60,000/year maximum

Pilot-Level Awards must satisfy one or more of the following requirements:

• Employ innovative, novel and/or untested basic or clinical biomedical andbehavioral research, which if successful, will advance emerging or transforming areas of research on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and/or cure of autism spectrum disorders.
• Develop preliminary data necessary to expand or develop a research programand/or submit a competitive basic & clinical grant application to a major funding agency (e.g., NIH, NSF, CDC etc.) or the equivalent
• Come from beginning principal investigators with demonstrated potential for and a commitment to autism research, OR
• Come from established investigators with expertise and experience in other (nonautism) areas of research that are relevant and will be applied directly to research on autism spectrum disorders

Full-Level Awards must satisfy the following requirements:

• A well developed research project from established or beginning principal investigators with demonstrated potential for and a commitment to autism research
• Build on existing and/or pilot-level feasibility data to further investigate basic or clinical biomedical and behavioral research, which if successful, will advance emerging or transforming areas of research on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and/or cure of autism spectrum disorders.

For complete information, please click here, or visit Autism Speaks website.