Seed Grant Guidelines and Institutional Eligibility
The 2024 Seed Grant Letter of Intent round will open in early September 2023.
If your institution did not receive an invitation directly from BRF via e-mail, then you are not eligible to apply. To learn more about institutional eligibility and our application guidelines, click below.
INSTITUTIONAL ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The BRF Seed Grant program awards start-up funding for neuroscience research.
We are committed to funding research into all areas of the brain, whether cognitive, neurodegenerative, related to learning and development or diseases.
You can view some of the studies and research we have funded below.
Seed Grants Archive
Uncovering a Novel Role for Primary Cilia in Eph/Ephrin Signaling in Neurons
Circadian Regulation of Oligodendroglial Senescence and Metabolomics in Aging
Dynamic Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity During Spatial Exploration Unique Vulnerability of Developing Human Cerebral Cortex to Loss of Centrosomal Protein
Investigating a Skin-brand Neuronal Pathway for Rewarding Social Touch The Role of Microglial Lysosomes in Selective Neuronal Vulnerability
How the Nervous System Constructs Internal Models of the External World
Apply for a Seed Grant
To be eligible for this $80,000 two-year grant program, your institution must receive an invitation from Brain Research Foundation to nominate one faculty member to submit a letter of intent. The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a full-time assistant or associate professor working in the field of neuroscience.
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