AACPDM Mentored Research Grant

The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) offers a $15,000 Mentored Research Grant supporting high-quality clinical research in childhood-onset disabilities. The Principal Investigator (mentee) must be an AACPDM member in good standing who either holds a research degree (PhD or equivalent) or holds a clinical degree/license in the developmental-disabilities field and would benefit from research mentorship; the PI must not have previously won a federal or non-institutional grant of more than $50,000 direct costs/year. International applicants meeting the criteria are eligible; a 1-page mentoring/training plan is required. (Note: this grant requires AACPDM membership — surfaced for the human's keep-or-cut decision on professional-society-membership-gated research grants.)

Applications are submitted through the AACPDM website. Grant timeline: applications open March 2026; submission deadline April 15, 2026 (11:59pm CT); awards announced August 2026; 12-month funding period Oct 2026-Sep 2027. No indirect costs.