Researchers: Great discoveries
start with you
As a researcher in the field of neuroscience,
you are the reason great discoveries are made every day. Whether you’re an undergraduate, a PhD or MD student, a postdoctoral fellow, research associate, or tenured faculty, the Brain Research Foundation (BRF) invites you to become a part of our community. You can join us for Neuroscience Day 2012, meet our
Scientific Review Committee, or, if you qualify, you can apply for a grant through our Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program, and Scientific Innovations Award Program.
The Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program
The Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program is a competitive, peer-reviewed program that provides initial support for new research that has a strong potential to attract external funding.
Seed grants enable scientists in the areas of basic, translational, or clinical research to explore interesting new research avenues without undue delay, generating critical preliminary data that can be used to develop competitive grant proposals to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other external funding sources.
Click here to read about current and past research enabled by the Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program.
The Scientific Innovations Award (SIA)
The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) announces a new program to support innovative discovery science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. This funding opportunity is for projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings in a very short timeframe. 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.
Apply for a grant
To apply, you will first need to
create an account by providing your email address and selecting a password. Once you have created an account, you can
sign in to submit your letter of intent, or if your letter has already been accepted, to submit an application. Also, be sure to
review the application guidelines. You can also check the status of your letter or application, or see if you have any notices waiting for you.