Funding includes a Clinician Scientist Fellowship, a Research Fellowship and a Research Grant.

Based in the US, the Alzheimer’s Association seeks to treat, prevent and cure Alzheimer’s disease through research grant funding, enhancing care and support, and promoting brain health. The Association is now accepting Letters of Intent for three funding opportunities to support Alzheimer’s research: a Clinician Scientist Fellowship, a Research Fellowship and a Research Grant.

Applications are welcome from all areas of Alzheimer’s and related dementia research, including but not limited to basic science, translational studies, clinical research, and psychosocial investigations. Projects may span topics such as disease mechanisms, biomarker development, therapeutic targets, epidemiology, neuroimaging, care interventions, or health equity research.

One of the primary objectives of the programmes is to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for grants and/or pursue specific career paths in Alzheimer’s and related dementia research, so the field can achieve representation that accurately reflects the distribution of these groups in the general population and within relevant fields.

The Association’s Clinician Scientist Fellowship for All (AACSFA) programme is intended to support the training of clinician scientists in Alzheimer’s and all other dementias. For the purpose of this programme, a clinician scientist is defined as an individual already trained, licensed and practising in a clinical field that includes patient contact (eg neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics and psychology) or patient-related diagnostic studies (eg neuropathology and radiology).

Applications are open to researchers based in any country, as long as they possess:

• An MD, DO or PhD, earned within the last 15 years.
• A licence for clinical practice.
• A role which allows them to actively care for patients in a healthcare setting at the time of submission.

Funding of up to $250,000 is available. A total of $12,500 over the three year period may be requested for travel purposes.

The Association’s Research Fellowship for All (AARFA) is designed to support the next generation of scientists by providing funding to postdoctoral researchers who have completed their doctoral training and are actively working in Alzheimer’s or dementia-related research under the mentorship of established investigators. This programme aims to facilitate the transition of early career investigators toward becoming independent researchers, equipped to lead their own innovative studies in the field of Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

Applicants are eligible for the AARFA programme if they possess a doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent), are within 10 years of receiving their terminal degree at the time of submission, and hold a full-time position at a not-for-profit academic, medical or research institution.

Funding of up to $200,000 is available. A total of $12,500 over a three year period may be requested for travel purposes.

The Association’s Research Grant for All (AARGA) aims to fund early career investigators who have been in the position of an Assistant Professor or equivalent for no more than seven years. The purpose of this programme 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. The intent is to support early career development of newly independent researchers/clinicians that will lay the groundwork for future research grant applications to federal or other funding entities.

Applicants must hold a full-time position at the level of Assistant Professor (similar to Lecturer or other equivalent) at an academic institution or Veterans Administration hospital in the US and have held this position for no more than seven years at the time of the grant application submission.

Funding of up to $200,000 is awarded to cover both direct and indirect costs over the course of up to three years.