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AUTISM SPEAKS' GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

Autism Speaks offers many types of grants which target critical areas of autism research.  Our goal is to facilitate efforts that will produce significant findings and lead to additional research support from government and other funding agencies. Fellowships are intended to build research capacity by providing the necessary resources to support and encourage the development of young scientists who benefit from the mentorship of prominent researchers.  

Our grants and fellowships include:

Grants for Pilot Studies are intended to allow researchers to collect preliminary data to show the plausibility of an innovative area of exploration.

Basic and Clinical Grants fund a broad range of areas, providing researchers the opportunity to pursue leads that have shown promise in pilot studies and offering larger awards over a longer period of time.

Treatment Grants address the urgent need to develop effective therapies to treat those living with the disorder today by supporting research focused on all aspects of treatment including behavioural, biomedical and technological interventions.

The goal of the Innovative Technology for Autism Grants is to spur development of new technology to assist those living with autism.  Areas of focus include assistive technologies, educational products, rehabilitation technologies, data communication and telecommunications technologies, and tools such as lab equipment, informatics and assessment instruments.

The Augmentation and Bridge Award is designed to supplement or expand the scope of existing funded research projects.  These additional funds enhance the scientific value of the overall endeavour and capitalise on projects which are already underway.

Our Physician/Investigator Beginning Autism Research (PIBAR) Fellowships support medical doctors who wish to spend a year devoted to doing autism research.  Both parents and researchers have come to realise the difficulty in finding experts in autism in clinical and research settings.  We believe this investment in autism research training will encourage many of our fellows to assume teaching roles and join departments around the country and the world, increasing the number of sites with expertise in autism.

Mentor-Based Fellowships are pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship awards offered to encourage and support the training of young scientists interested in devoting their careers to autism research.