What You Need to Know about this Funder's Neuroscience Grants
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The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is looking for a few good scientists who are developing new technology to study the brain and its function.
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An Unlikely Funder Moving the Ball on Neuroscience Research: The NFL
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Never mind that the NFL, under fire on concussions, is using philanthropy as part of a PR blitz (since we see that all the time.) It's now a sizable donor for neuroscience research. Where's the money going?
Read MoreA Surprising Sorority Boost for Alzheimer’s Research
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It might seem unlikely at first, but bear with me. The philanthropic association affiliated with one of the nation’s first sororities just gave $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Association. I know.
Read MoreBetween Lab and Lifesaver: Cash to Cross the Valley of Death on Alzheimer's
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It's a problem across biomedicine: Research breakthroughs that take forever to turn into actual cures or treatments. That's where the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation comes in.
Read MoreA Funder's Push for a Game-Changing Play to Vanquish a Dread Disease
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Medical research crusades tend to go on for decades, with big breakthroughs few and far between. It's frustrating work, which is why a top grantmaker on Parkinson's has a new plan to up the ante—and pace.
Read MoreFunders Kickstart Research into Another Form of Dementia
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A new gift spotlights frontotemporal degeneration, a lesser-known cause of dementia. And no, there aren't any treatments for this condition, either.
Read MoreThree Key Things to Know About That Giant Neuroscience Gift
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An active philanthropic couple made one of the largest gifts in recent years toward neuroscience research, a field increasingly drawing massive contributions. Here are a few takeaways.
Behind a New Autism Initiative: Philanthropy as a Wrangler of Data and People
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A hallmark of the Simons Foundation is how it combines research pursuits with number crunching and collaboration. Here, it's hoping a big crowd-sourced data quest will lead to autism breakthroughs.
Read MoreAnother Step in the Long March Against Alzheimer's
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The GHR Foundation expanded from decades of focus on building communities and businesses builder into a health science funder. Will their research support help slow the epidemic of Alzheimer's?
Read MoreNMSS and Kessler Team Up to Study Fatigue and the Brain for MS Patients
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This researcher just secured an NMSS grant and is also affiliated with a major neurological disability organization that also happens to be a disability funder we’ve covered at IP. What's the connection here?
Read MoreNew Insights into the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation’s Funding Strategy
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The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation is a research-focused funder that’s put a priority on innovative efforts in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. Its ED tells us more about its strategy.
Read MoreBigger Money, Bigger Ambitions: A Biomedical Research Institute Moves to the Next Level
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Ever wonder how fledgling research institutes scale up to become major league players? Often it starts with a big early gift that funds research that gets results—and then attracts more funding. Here's an example.
Read MoreThree Things to Know about National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Research Grants
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NMSS has three focuses: to stop the progression MS, restore functioning in MS patients, and end the disease forever. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you're a research grantseeker.
Read MoreThree Things the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation Looks for in Research Grantees
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SBTF has one focus: channeling dollars into the best science in the Southeast to find a cure for brain tumors. This is a great funder to know for researchers working at universities and medical centers in this region.
Read MoreWhere is the Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s Research Funding Headed in 2016?
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To close out 2015, BAF's executive director wrote a blog post about some new developments at the foundation. Here we take a closer look at the funder's strengthened focus on early detection.
Read MoreHow One Funder Expanded its Commitment to Early-Career Neuroscientists
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The Klingenstein-Simons neuroscience partnership, now entering its third fellowship year, shows no signs of slowing. We check in on latest grants competition.
Read MoreHere’s What the Broach Foundation Has Been Funding Lately around Houston
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Broach doesn’t accept unsolicited grant proposals or publicize its application procedures. So let’s look at the types of brain cancer research it has supported and what the board members have been talking about.
Read MoreA Rundown of the Types of Brain Research CURE Likes to Support
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CURE is the leading nongovernmental agency committed to funding epilepsy research, and a great one to know for brain researchers. Let’s take a look at the types of brain research that CURE has been supporting.
Read MoreTop Things to Know before the Epilepsy Foundation’s March Deadline
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The next letter of intent deadline for the Epilepsy Foundation’s two grant programs is March 7. Whether you’re a student researcher or work at a university or corporation, here's what you need to know before applying.
Read MoreHow the Hilton Foundation Gave for Multiple Sclerosis in 2015
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Hilton's approach to MS is all about its achievement center at UCLA and its research innovation award. But things have been changing at the foundation, so we checked in to see where MS grants have been going lately.
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