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 $27 million to 244 researchers. More than 75% of these researchers have secured NIH funding and developed lifelong research careers.
2022 Award Opportunities
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 OPENS EARLY JULY
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 OPENS EARLY JULY
Alzheimer’s Disease
Robert Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research, funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology OPENS EARLY JULY
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 OPENS EARLY JULY
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 OPENS EARLY JULY
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 OPENS EARLY JULY
LBD
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Lewy Body Diseases, funded by The Mary E. Groff Charitable Trust, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology OPENS EARLY JULY
Migraine
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Migraine, funded by Amgen, Inc. and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology OPENS EARLY JULY
Muscular Dystrophy
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Muscular Dystrophy, funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology OPENS EARLY JULY
Myasthenia Gravis
Clinician Scientist Development Award in Myasthenia Gravis, funded by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology OPENS EARLY JULY
Neuromuscular Disease
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease, funded by the Muscle Study Group and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology OPENS EARLY JULY
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 OPENS EARLY JULY
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.