Acorda Therapeutics
/OVERVIEW: Acorda Therapeutics makes grants for research and education that are of strategic interest to the company. It also sponsors nonprofits that work toward greater awareness of and care for people with neurological disorders.
IP TAKE: This corporate funder mainly supports research and medical education that relates to its corporate interests. A few sponsorships go to nonprofits that work with patients with neurological disorders including MS, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries. Acorda no longer accepts applications for funding via its online application portal, making it harder to get through the door here. However, they are open to contact and you may also network with previous grantees to get on this funder’s radar.
PROFILE: Acorda Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to “the development and commercialization of novel therapies to improve, repair and restore neurological function in people with a range of nervous system disorders.” It currently produces and develops therapeutic drugs for afflictions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, migraines and shingles.
Neuroscience Grants
It does not have a philanthropic arm per se, but instead operates a grant program that funds public awareness, sponsorship, clinical studies, and third-party partnerships. It is important to note that much of Acorda’s grantmaking concerns medications, devices and therapies that are of strategic importance to the corporation.
AT makes grants and sponsorships for academic and other medical centers, medical and professional societies and associations, and patient organizations that are involved in neurological research and education.
The grants program also provides philanthropic support to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, particularly those “focused on neurological research, education, and patient support.”
The Company is interested in partnering with organizations who have “well-defined programs including, most importantly, the benefit to patients currently living with neurological disorders such as MS, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, or spinal cord injury.”
Important Grant Details:
Acorda is not transparent about how much money it awards for the above programs, nor does it provide a searchable grants database.
It no longer accepts unsolicited proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year or at all, a change from previous years. You must be invited to apply or get on this funder’s radar through networking.
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