Epilepsy Research Foundation Seeks Proposals for New Therapy Grants Program

Deadline: October 1, 2004 and March 1, 2005

The Epilepsy Research Foundation seeks proposals for its New Therapy Grants Program to support innovative research leading to new insights into a cure for epilepsy. The primary focus of the program is to bring new approaches and therapies to patients through translational research.

Other areas of consideration include, but are not limited to, grants to senior level scientific and clinical investigators on the brink of new discoveries; seed funding for preliminary work necessary to explore novel approaches; the investigation of innovative tests to streamline the development of new therapies and the development of a genomics database for epilepsy; research to bring new approaches and therapy to children; research programs that might not otherwise be funded through traditional sources; projects that encourage collaboration among scientists and industry; and proposals dealing with commercializing academic research projects.

Award Information
Awards will generally range from $100,000 to $200,000 per year. Multi-year awards will be considered.

Eligibility
Investigators must hold a relevant advanced degree (M.D. and/or Ph.D.) and have completed all research training. This call for proposals is open to investigators at corporations as well as in the academic/university arena.

See the Epilepsy Research Foundation Web site at http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/research/erf.cfm for complete grant guidelines and application procedures.