New Ideas - Request for Applications
Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry and new idea award from Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
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The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative supports bold, high-risk, high-reward ideas that could open new directions in autism science. Letters of intent are accepted on a rolling basis, with selected applicants invited to submit a full application for projects lasting up to two years.
Eligibility
Career stage: Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
Institution applies
Eligible nonprofit/public institutions, subject to restrictions involving China and Hong Kong.
Reviewed Sep 24, 2026. Check the funder’s full conditions before applying.
Applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and a faculty position or equivalent at a research facility. Domestic and foreign nonprofit, public, and private institutions may apply, subject to the stated restrictions on institutions, subcontracts, fiscal sponsors, agents, and consultants in China or Hong Kong.
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