Funding world-class research
Information for Researchers
The American Brain Foundation promotes and invests in research across the whole spectrum of brain disease. We believe that when we cure one of these diseases, we will cure many.
Next Generation Research Grants
We continually invest in a broad range of innovative research projects and in new generations of investigative researchers. Our relationship with the American Academy of Neurology allows us access to the best and brightest minds to source the most high-risk and high-reward research.
The American Brain Foundation has provided about $40 million to nearly 300 researchers through Next Generation Research Grants. More than 85% of these researchers have secured NIH funding and developed lifelong research careers.

2024 Award Opportunities
Applications for 2024 grants are now closed. Award opportunities were available in ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive aging, epilepsy, FTD, LBD, MS, MdDS, neurological health disparities, neuromuscular disease, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke. ABF grants are given through the American Academy of Neurology’s Research Program. For a full listing of AAN’s grant opportunities please visit the AAN Research Program page.
ALS
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS, funded by The ALS Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS and Related Disorders, funded by the CReATe Consortium and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALS, funded by The ALS Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Alzheimer’s Disease
Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Cognitive Aging
McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss, funded by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation through the American Brain Foundation, and the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Epilepsy
Susan S. Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy, funded by the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Foundation of America, and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
FTD
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD, funded by the Holloway Family Fund of The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Health Disparities
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neurodisparities, funded by the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
LBD
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Lewy Body Diseases, funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Mal de Débarquement Syndrome
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Mal de Débarquement Syndrome and Central Vestibular Neurological Disorders, funded by the MdDS Balance Disorder Foundation through the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Multiple Sclerosis
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in MS, funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Parkinson’s Disease
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease, funded by the Parkinson’s Foundation and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Peripheral Neuropathy
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Peripheral Neuropathy, funded by the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy through the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
Stroke
Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award, funded by the American Heart Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology CLOSED
For more information or questions about the Next Generation Research Grants program, please view the American Academy of Neurology’s Research Program page or contact [email protected].
Our Researchers
The American Brain Foundation supports world-class research on cutting edge projects. Funding research across a broad spectrum of the brain and nervous system is the best hope for curing brain disease as a whole.