Alzheimer's Disease Research Grants

BrightFocus Foundation offers Alzheimer's Disease Research Grants to support innovative research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating Alzheimer's disease. These grants encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, fostering creativity in scientific research. The program includes Standard Awards for early investigators with a maximum funding of $300,000 for three years and Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards for young researchers at $200,000 for two years, promoting the development of independent research careers.

Grant Details
BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. domestic as well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
We are committed to supporting scientists from diverse backgrounds to foster creativity and innovation in addressing complex scientific challenges and strongly encourage applications from individuals who are from groups underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease research.
The ADR program offers two types of awards:

• Standard Awards

This research grant program is restricted to new and early investigators who have obtained their MD, PhD, or equivalent degree and/or completed formal medical training/residency within the past 12 years at the time of application.
The applicant must serve as the principal investigator on the project, have institutional permission to manage the award, and the key personnel associated with the proposal.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Must be within 5 years of degree conferral.
Postdoctoral fellowship awards are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant’s independent research career.