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Undergraduate Research Grant

Autism Science Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Autism Programs Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Undergraduate Research Grant

Overview: ASF offers annual summer research fellowships to promising undergraduate students conducting scientifically driven autism research.

Geographic Scope: United States (examples include UCLA, Indiana University, Harvard University, Caltech)

Focus Areas:

Autism spectrum disorder disparities in diagnosis

Early motor development and language links

Telehealth and assessment technologies

Mental health services for people with autism

Inclusive research involving underserved communities

Eligibility:

Undergraduate students

Diverse backgrounds encouraged

Must be conducting scientifically important research

What They Fund:

Summer research fellowships for undergraduates

Research addressing service disparities in marginalized communities

Projects with mentorship from established researchers

Background: This is the eighth year (as of 2021) ASF has offered grants to promising young researchers. Inside Philanthropy (2018) noted that funding undergraduates is rare, and ASF claims to be alone among funders in viewing support for undergrads as a worthwhile use of research dollars.

Contact: Autism Science Foundation, 3 Continental Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Website: autismsciencefoundation.org

What Autism Science Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 11
Total given: $426K
Median grant: $35K
Range: $10K–$98K

By dollars: California 39%, New Jersey 12%, Connecticut 8%. Top recipient cities: Davis, CA; Piscaraway, NJ; New Haven, CT.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

The Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA

Next gent sibs grant and post-undergrad fellowship grant

$98K
Rutgers University · Piscaraway, NJ

Pre-doc grant

$50K
Yale University · New Haven, CT

Profound pilot grant

$35K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

Pre-doctorate grant

$35K
Regents Univ of California · Los Angeles, CA

Post-undergrad grant

$35K