2022 AEA Community Seed Grant Program is now open!
January 21, 2022
Funded by the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance, Inc. (AE Alliance)
IMPORTANT DATES
Application Deadline: May 2, 2022
Award Notification: Early June 2022
The AE Alliance is pleased to announce the call for applications to our second annual AEA Community Seed grant program to support research focused on the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of individuals with autoimmune encephalitis (AE).
This year, multiple grants of $10,000-$30,000 will be awarded. Based on donation stipulations, at least one grant will be awarded to a project focused on seronegative AE. While applications pertaining to clinical, basic, and/or translational research will be considered, proposed studies must have direct implications for patients with AE.
REQUIRED COMPONENTS
- Application (four pages maximum), including background, specific aims, impact/relevance, research plan, and any supporting preliminary data/figures. Please explicitly discuss the implications that the study will have for patients with AE.
- Applicant’s NIH Biosketch
- Mentor’s NIH Biosketch (if applicant is a student, trainee, post-doc, and/or junior faculty)
Please submit all application documents (as PDFs) prior to the deadline by email to: research@aealliance.org. Please include in the email the applicant’s full name, academic affiliation, and email address.
Review Process: Applications will be reviewed by the AE Alliance Special Grants Review Committee, which includes members of the Research Sub-Committee of the AE Alliance’s Medical Advisory Board. Applications will be scored based on their scientific rigor, impact, and alignment with the AE Alliance Mission (as noted above). Committee members with a potential conflict of interest with the applicant or project will recuse themselves from review of that application. Following review of all applications, the committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors of the AE Alliance, which will have the final approval for funding.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Meg Poe, Director of Patient Support, Programs and Administration
Email: research@aealliance.org
