SFARI Explorer Awards
Funding Amount
Up to $80,000
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Submission Basis: Rolling - applications considered on an ongoing basis”
Overview
Geographic Scope: Not specified
Eligibility: Researchers with high-risk/high-impact exploratory research ideas
Focus Areas:
- Exploratory experiments relevant to autism
- Genetics of autism
- Research linking genetic or other autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit, or behavioral mechanisms of ASD
SFARI is considering applications on a rolling basis for their Explorer Awards. These awards support "high-risk/high-impact, exploratory experiments" relevant to autism. SFARI especially encourages applications proposing research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit, or behavioral mechanisms of ASD.
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission Type: Proposals
Submission Basis: Rolling - applications considered on an ongoing basis
Budget: Maximum $80,000
Additional Information: More details available on the SFARI website
What National Tuberous Sclerosis Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $702K
- Median grant
- $56K
- Range
- $19K–$150K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 46%, Texas 16%, Georgia 14%. Top recipient cities: Atlanta, GA; Woburn, MA; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 18% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
National Organization for Rare Disorders · Woburn, MA
Tsc travel and lodging assistance program
$150K
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA
Research grant
$101K
Emory University · Atlanta, GA
Research grant
$75K
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL
Research grant
$75K
University of Massachusetts · Worcester, MA
Research grant
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Autism
- Science research
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