The Office of Foundation Relations is pleased to share this open call for funding from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).
UCSC Contact: Samantha Forde | forde@ucsc.edu
Funder: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
Opportunity: Linking Early Neurodevelopment to Neural Circuit Outcomes
Deadline: September 12, 2024
Overview
The Linking Early Neurodevelopment to Neural Circuit Outcomes RFA will support research that aims to directly connect neurodevelopmental changes to ASD-relevant circuit phenotypes in order to advance our understanding of how ASD risk genes contribute to the neurobiology of autism. SFARI invites proposals that will elucidate the impact of well-defined developmental alterations on the structure, function and/or output of neural circuits relevant to ASD phenotypes.
Successful applications will connect phenotypes at adjacent biological scales (e.g., from neuronal migration defect to aberrant connectivity or from aberrant connectivity to altered neural dynamics), linking across as many levels of analysis as possible within the time and budget provided by the grant. Because the goal of this RFA is to establish causal links between temporally distant phenotypes, dense and/or longitudinal sampling to rigorously characterize the relative timing and stability of the phenotypes of interest is encouraged.
Award Amount & Terms
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Each lab may request a maximum of $300,000, inclusive of 20% indirect costs, for each year of funding over a period of three (3) to four (4) years, up to an annual maximum of $900,000
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Allowable indirect costs to the primary institution for subcontracts are not included in the total budget threshold (see grant policies).
Eligibility
All applicants and key 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.
See here for a list of previously funded projects.
Timeline
- September 12, 2024 Application deadline
- January 14, 15 or 16, 2025 Finalist presentations
- March 2025 Award notification
- As early as June 1, 2025 Award start date
Special Instructions
Please notify the Office of Foundation Relations if you are interested in applying to this opportunity (fr@ucsc.edu). Please submit a proposal intake form prior to UCSC’s internal Institutional Deadlines. For support developing your proposal, please contact the Research Development Specialist assigned to your unit or send a request to resdev@ucsc.edu.
Call Sent: August 27, 2024
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