The primary objective of the Brain Foundation Research Grants is to support individual researchers and research teams to conduct the highest quality research in clinical neuroscience.

The primary objective of the Brain Foundation Research Grants is to support individual researchers and research teams to conduct the highest quality research in clinical neuroscience.

A subsidiary objective is to provide opportunities as a chief investigator for early career researchers to gain funding for projects with potential.

In particular, the Foundation are reserving two individual research grants, one being for a Neurological trainee and one for a Neurosurgical trainee for projects for which they are the only investigators.

The Brain Foundation research grant categories are:

• Alzheimer's Disease, Dementias & other Cognitive Disturbances
• Brain Tumour incl. Acoustic Neuroma
• Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
• Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
• Epilepsy
• Infections, Meningitis and Encephalitis
• Migraine and Headache
• MND / ALS & other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
• Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
• Movement Disorders incl. Parkinson’s & related diseases, Dystonia, Huntington’s
• Paediatric Neurology
• Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
• Other

The Grants are open to competition nationally and all researchers in Australia are eligible to apply, however consideration, subject to merit, is given to:

• The Chief Investigator (CI) must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or hold an appropriate visa that permits them to work in Australia for the proposed duration of the project.
• The CI must be in the early or middle stage of their research career, relative to opportunity.
• This is defined as within 5 years of PhD (or equivalent qualification) for early career, and within 5 to 15 years of PhD for mid-career. For clinician applicants without a PhD, equivalent research experience and career stage may be considered. Career breaks and interruptions will be taken into account.
• The CI must not be a current or past holder of an NHMRC Ideas Grant, Investigator Grant, or Synergy Grant.
• The proposed research must have clear clinical relevance to neurological disease.
• The proposed research must be conducted predominantly in Australia.
• The proposed research must be achievable within a 12-month funding period.
• The budget and research plan must be specific. Applications seeking funds for general or unspecified use will not be considered.
• Application must be approved by the Administering Institution's research office prior to submission.
• Only one grant application may be submitted per CI across all funding opportunities.

• Email: grants@brainfoundation.org.au