Fund Details
Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Seed Grant Award, 2022
Award Duration
Two years
Maximum Award Amount
$80,000.00
Sponsor Name
Brain Research Foundation
Nominations Available to Institution
1
Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline
1/04/2022

Brief Description:

The objective of the Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions within the field of neuroscience. Brain Research Seed Grants are not intended to supplement existing grants.

Harvard University, as a single institution, may nominate one faculty member to the sponsor for consideration.

Applicants with a primary appointment at HMS or an affiliated hospital must apply through the process facilitated by HMS Foundation Funds

Description:

The objective of the Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions within the field of neuroscience. Brain Research Seed Grants are not intended to supplement existing grants.

Harvard University, as a single institution, may nominate one faculty member to the sponsor for consideration.

Applicants with a primary appointment at HMS or an affiliated hospital must apply through the process facilitated by HMS Foundation Funds

Application Information:

Applicants are asked to submit:
  •  A brief summary of the proposed research project. Please include a closing paragraph that explains how the research will develop/next steps (2 page maximum, 10 point font minimum)
  • Assistant Professors: The grant proposal must detail a new research project that will generate pilot data that will lead to R01 funding or a comparable outside grant
  • Associate Professors: The grant proposal must detail new research directions
  • Biographical sketch, using current NIH format. Please also include a separate page(s) detailing past, current, and anticipated funding

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants must be full time Assistant or Associate Professors working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease
  • This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease
  • Assistant Professors: the proposal must be a new research project that will generate pilot data that will lead to R01 funding or a comparable outside grant
  • Associate Professors: the proposal should detail the pursuit of a new research direction
  • Funds may not be used as bridge funding

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:


  • Applicants with questions about this opportunity should contact a Research Administrator at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available here. 


Search Filters:
Institution
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
    Position
    • Assistant Professor
    • Associate Professor
      Type of Competition
      • Limited Submission
        Type of Award
        • Career Development
        • Early Career
        • Prize/Award
        • Research
          Begin Accepting Applications Date:
          10/12/2021
          Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):
          11/22/2021 11:59 PM