September 13, 2021
2022 Program: Key Dates
- Letter of Intent Launch: Now Open! Must be submitted online at http://proposalcentral.com [proposalcentral.com]
- Letter of Intent Deadline: October 8, 2021, 5:00 PM EST/ 2 pm PT
- Letter of Intent Notifications: Week of October 25, 2021
- Application Deadline (if invited to submit a full application): November 19, 2021, 5:00 PM EST/ 2pm PT
- Application Review: November – January 2022
- Award Notifications: February 15, 2022
2022 January Program: Specific Competitions
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant (AARG): The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant aims to fund investigators who are less than 15 years past their doctoral or post residency (MD or DO). The purpose of this program is to provide newly independent investigators with funding that will allow them to develop preliminary or pilot data, to test procedures and to develop hypotheses. Applicants must be Assistant Professors or above at their respective institution.
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity (AARG-D): The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity aims to fund investigators who are less than 15 years past their doctoral or post residency (MD or DO).and are from an underrepresented group in Alzheimer’s and all other dementia research at their academic institution. Applicants must be Assistant Professors or above at their respective institution.
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant - New to the Field (AARG-NTF): The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant – New to the Field aims to fund investigators who are new to Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. The purpose of this program is to provide investigators with unique expertise and apply their knowledge to the field of Alzheimer’s and all dementias. This program is not intended for investigators that have experience -- either previous or current--working in neurodegeneration-related research; this program is intended for investigators from other disciplines to apply their expertise to Alzheimer’s and all other dementia research.
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity - New to the Field (AARG-D-NTF): The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity– New to the Field aims to fund investigators who are new to Alzheimer’s and all other dementia and are from an underrepresented group in Alzheimer’s and all other dementia research at their academic institution. The purpose of this program is to provide investigators with unique expertise and apply their knowledge to the field of Alzheimer’s and all dementias. This program is not intended for investigators that have experience -- either previous or current--working in neurodegeneration-related research; this program is intended for investigators from other disciplines to apply their expertise to Alzheimer’s and all other dementia research.
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship (AARF): The Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship Award is intended to support exceptional researchers who are engaged in their post-graduate work (i.e. postdoctoral fellows) and before they have their first independent faculty positions (i.e. Assistant Professor) and working in diverse areas of research, including basic, translational, clinical, functional and social-behavioral research. Individuals who have a position of an Assistant Professorship or above are not eligible.
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D): The Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship Award to Promote Diversity is intended to support exceptional scientist who are engaged in their post-graduate work (i.e. postdoctoral fellows) and before they have their first independent faculty positions (i.e. Assistant Professor) working in diverse areas of research, including basic, translational, clinical, functional and social-behavioral research and are from an underrepresented group in Alzheimer’s and all other dementia research at their academic institution. Individuals who have a position of an Assistant Professorship or above are not eligible.
- Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship (AACSF): The Alzheimer's Association recognizes the need to support the training of clinician scientists in Alzheimer's and all other dementia. For the purpose of this program, a clinician scientist is defined as an individual already trained, licensed and practicing in a clinical field that includes patient contact (e.g., neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics, psychology) or patient-related diagnostic studies (e.g., neuropathology and radiology). Applicants within 10 years of receiving their M.D., D.O., or Ph.D. and who currently have licensure for clinical practice are eligible. Individuals applying to the program will be accepted from individuals with full time positions at their respective institution, including postdoctoral fellows through Assistant Professors. Positions higher than Assistant Professor will not be considered. Please note that individuals must be currently working in a clinical setting.
- Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AACSF-D): The Alzheimer's Association recognizes the need to support the training of clinician scientists in Alzheimer's and all other dementias. For the purpose of this program, a clinician scientist is defined as an individual already trained, licensed and practicing in a clinical field that includes patient contact (e.g., neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics, psychology) or patient-related diagnostic studies (e.g., neuropathology and radiology). Applicants within 10 years of receiving their M.D., D.O., or Ph.D., who currently have licensure for clinical practice, and are from an underrepresented group in Alzheimer’s and all other dementia research at their academic institution are eligible. Individuals applying to the program will be accepted from individuals with full time positions at their respective institution, including postdoctoral fellows through Assistant Professors. Positions higher than Assistant Professor will not be considered.Please note that individuals must be currently working in a clinical setting.
For more information about a specific program please review the program announcement. To inquire about eligibility, you can contact a member of the Alzheimer's Association Grants staff at grantsapp@alz.org