Sponsor: SIMONS FOUNDATION (THE)
Program: SFARI Awards
Agency deadline (LOI): Jan. 06/2010
Agency deadline (APPL.): Mar. 23/2010 (by invitation only)
Additional Information:
The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to understand the causes of autism and thereby improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this and related developmental disorders.
All applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility
Investigators may submit three types of applications:
SFARI Project Awards provide resources for multiple labs to work on an experimental hypothesis for which enough preliminary data has already been gathered and the expertise of the collaborators in the field has already been proven. These awards are appropriate for projects focused on a central hypothesis where success depends on close collaboration between two or more labs. SFARI Project Awards provide support for three years.
SFARI Individual Awards provide resources to work on an experimental hypothesis for which enough preliminary data has already been gathered. SFARI Individual Awards provide support for three years.
SFARI Pilot Awards: Junior and senior investigators who are new to the field of autism should consider applying for a pilot grant to support activities that will lead to the formulation of competitive grant applications. SFARI Pilot Awards provide support for two years. Receiving support for a pilot grant does not guarantee support for future grants from the Simons Foundation.
Prospective applicants must submit a letter of intent (LOI)
Applicants will receive notification regarding approval of the Letter of Intent. If your LOI is approved, you will be invited to submit a full proposal
The Simons Foundation will support applications for a maximum total cost of:
$150,000/year for up to 2 years, for SFARI Pilot Awards
$400,000/year for up to 3 years, for SFARI Individual Awards
$1,000,000/year for up to 3 years, for SFARI Project Awards
20% for indirect costs is included in the total award amount per year
