The Office of Foundations Relations is pleased to share this open call for funding from the Simons Foundation, for the 2021 Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Pilot Awards (SFARI).
UCSC Contact: cfr@ucsc.edu
Funder: Simons Foundation
Opportunity: 2021 SFARI Pilot Awards
LOI Deadline: May 6, 2021
Overview
The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance. SFARI Pilot awards will support individuals who will conduct bold, imaginative, rigorous and relevant research.
We encourage applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit or behavioral mechanisms and set the stage for development of novel interventions. Please read more about SFARI’s scientific perspectives. We also strongly advise applicants to familiarize themselves with the current projects and other resources that SFARI supports and to think about how their proposals might complement existing efforts.
Award Amount & Terms
Investigators new to the field of autism are encouraged to apply for these awards. The total budget of a Pilot Award is $300,000 or less, including 20 percent indirect costs, over a period of up to two (2) years.
Eligibility
- All principal investigators and unfunded collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility. In addition, eligible applicants must have independent lab space at their institution.
- Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign nonprofit organizations. There are no citizenship or country requirements.
- Individuals currently receiving funding from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain are not eligible for additional funding but can serve as unfunded collaborators.
Special Requirements
If invited to submit a full proposal, please promptly contact your OSP officer to comply with process requirements and submission schedules.
Full proposal internal deadlines: https://officeofresearch.ucsc.edu/osp/prep/deadlines.html
For proposal support, or for any questions about institutional requirements, please send requests and questions to the research development team at resdev@ucsc.edu. A proposal development specialist will field your requests.
Call sent: March 16, 2021
The Office Foundation Relations is a unit of University Relations. The FR team creates and maintains mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with private organizations, matching grant initiatives with educational and research programs and centers. FR supports faculty and staff to identify and approach these and other private foundations and corporations for funding, to assist in strategic positioning of the grant application, and to facilitate funder campus visits.
For a list of recent funding opportunities, please visit the FR website. FR Calls for Funding