Brain Research Foundation is inviting eligible US
academic institutions to nominate one senior faculty member (Associate and Full
Professor) to submit a Letter of Intent for the Scientific Innovations Award
(SIA). 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.

Funding Preferences:

• Funding is to be directed at projects that may be too
  innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a
  high likelihood of producing important findings. This should be a unique
  project for senior investigators who are encouraged to stretch their imagination
  into areas that can substantially change an area of research.
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  Funding of research projects that will likely lead to
  successful grant applications with NIH and other public and private funding
  entities.

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. 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.

Funding and Award Period: Each total award is limited to
$150,000 (direct costs) for a two-year grant period.