Award Deadlines
Thank you for your interest in applying for a Parkinson's Foundation grant. Below is the list of active award programs. For more information about each program, please click on the award names. To apply, click on the “Apply Now” link, register your email within our grant portal, and you will be able to view additional instructions and start the application process. Please note that some awards are in partnership with other organizations and are often managed by them.
Awards for Independent Investigators
Impact Awards
- Opens: September 2, 2024
- LOI Due: October 31, 2024
- Application Due: February 28, 2025
- Award Notification: June 2025
- Award Begins: August 1, 2025
Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award
The Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award is offered every other year (it is open during the 2024-2025 cycle, and it will be closed during the 2025-2026 cycle).
- Opens: September 2, 2024
- LOI Due: October 31, 2024
- Application Due: March 7, 2025
- Award Notification: June 2025
- Award Begins: August 1, 2025
Conference Awards
For more information email Grants@Parkinson.org.
Fellowships & Early Career Awards
Summer Student Fellowships
- Opens: October 25, 2024
- Application Due: February 3, 2025
- Award Notification: Late April 2025
- Award Begins: Summer 2025
Visiting Scholars Award
- Opens: October 25, 2024
- Application Due: February 3, 2025
- Award Notification: Late April 2025
- Award Begins: Summer 2025
- Opens: September 2, 2024
- LOI Due: October 31, 2024
- Application Due: March 7, 2025
- Award Notification: June 2025
- Award Begins: August 1, 2025
Launch Award
The Launch Award is offered every other year (it is closed during the 2024-2025 cycle, and it will be open during the 2025-2026 cycle).
Melvin Yahr Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Award
Funded by the Parkinson’s Foundation in collaboration with the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (IAPRD).
- Opens: September 19, 2024
- Application Due: January 15, 2025
- Award Notification: May 2025
- Award Begins: July 1, 2025
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease
Funded by the Parkinson’s Foundation and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute.
- Application Due: September 10, 2024
- Award Notification: January 2025
- Award Begins: July 1, 2025
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