How much funding does BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant provide?

Funding amounts vary. Check the grant details for specifics.

When is the deadline for BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Who is eligible for BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant?

Eligible applicants: Individuals. Geography: Maryland.

How often is BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant offered?

BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant runs on an annual cycle.

Who has received BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant funding?

Brightfocus Foundation's IRS filings list 213 awards under this program (2020–2025). Recent recipients include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA), $300,000 in 2025; Washington University in Stlouis (St Louis, MO), $300,000 in 2025; Columbia University (New York, NY), $300,000 in 2025.

BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant

Brightfocus Foundation

Foundation Annual Alzheimer's & Dementia Grants Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: September 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Individuals

Geography

Maryland

Overview

BrightFocus Foundation (Clarksburg, MD) funds research grants to scientists studying Alzheimer's disease via its ProposalCentral application portal, governed by program guidelines and periodic Requests for Proposals. In 2025 BrightFocus supported 186 research grants and invested $16M+ across 69 projects spanning Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

How to Apply

Apply through the BrightFocus ProposalCentral portal (proposalcentral.com) per the program's Request for Proposals and guidelines; format requirements differ by program and award type. Contact researchgrants@brightfocus.org.

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Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Brightfocus Foundation's IRS filings)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, MA · 2025

$300K
Washington University in Stlouis

St Louis, MO · 2025

$300K
Columbia University

New York, NY · 2025

$300K
Northwestern University - Chicago Campus

Chicago, IL · 2025

$300K
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

$300K

213 grants in Brightfocus Foundation's 2020–2025 filings reference “BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Brightfocus Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 57
Total given: $13.27M
Median grant: $200K
Range: $15K–$410K

4% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Maryland, where this grant's project is located.
By dollars: California 27%, New York 11%, Massachusetts 10%. Top recipient cities: La Jolla, CA; New York, NY; Boston, MA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX

Macular degeneration research by jerzy szablowski, phd entitled: m2025001n

$410K
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · Oklahoma City, OK

Macular degeneration research by ana j chucair-elliott, phd entitled: m2025002n

$410K
Leland Stanford Junior University · Palo Alto, CA

Macular degeneration research by charles deboer, md, phd entitled: m2025004n

$410K
National Eye Institute Nih · Bethesda, MD

Macular degeneration research by ruchi sharma, phd entitled: m2025003n

$409K
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA

Alzheimer's disease research by peter fried, phd entitled: a2024034s

$300K