PERF Shields Research Grant
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
PERF Shields Research Grant
Funder: Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation (PERF), in partnership with Child Neurology Foundation and Child Neurology Society
Focus Area: Pediatric epilepsy research
Purpose: Supports emerging medical practitioners and researchers conducting pediatric epilepsy research, with particular emphasis on translational neuroimaging and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Geographic Scope: Not specified
Eligibility: Promising emerging medical practitioners and researchers in pediatric epilepsy and neurodevelopmental conditions
Background: Awarded annually in partnership with PERF and the Child Neurology Society. Part of CNF's mission to support the next generation of child neurologists.
Contact: Child Neurology Foundation, childneurologyfoundation.org
How to Apply
Application Process
1. Application submission (details not fully specified)
2. Annual selection process
3. Award announcement in October
Note: Specific deadlines, application requirements, and application URL not provided in source material.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Child Neurology Education and Research Foundation's IRS filings)
Washington, DC · 2021
$100K
Bot - Leland Stanford Junior University-Awardee Juliet Knowles MD PHD
Redwood City, CA · 2020
$100K
2 grants in Child Neurology Education and Research Foundation's 2020–2021 filings reference “PERF Shields Research Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Child Neurology Education and Research Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 18
- Total given
- $231K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $6,000–$25K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 17%, Missouri 14%, New York 11%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Louisville, KY; St Louis, MO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 83% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc · Louisville, KY
2023 Quality Improvement Grants Continued - $25000
$25K
Washington University · St Louis, MO
2024 Swaiman Scholarship - $6000; 2024 Quality Improvement Transition of Care Grant -…
$19K
St Marys Hospital for Children · Bayside, NY
2024 Quality Improvement Transition of Care Grant - $13000
$13K
Regents of the University of Colorado · Aurora, CO
2024 Quality Improvement Transition of Care Grant - $13000
$13K
Childserve Foundation Inc · Johnston, IA
2024 Quality Improvement Care Coordination Grant - $13000
$13K
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