2027 Next Generation Research Grants
2027 Next Generation Research Grants support early-career investigators studying brain and nervous system diseases to advance understanding, treatment, and cures while building independent research careers.
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Funder: American Academy of Neurology
Due Dates: July 30, 2026 (ASXL) | September 10, 2026 (Cognitive Aging, Stroke, Parkinson’s) | October 8, 2026, 5:00 PM CT (Other ABF awards)
Funding Amounts: $120,000 (ASXL); $150,000 (most awards, typically two years); $240,000 over three years (Richard Olney ALS)
Summary: Supports early-career investigators advancing research on brain and nervous system diseases and developing independent research careers.
Key Information: Career-stage, location, protected-time, and application requirements differ by award; review the grant-specific RFP.
Description
The American Brain Foundation’s Next Generation Research Grants support early-career investigators conducting innovative research aimed at understanding, treating, and curing brain diseases. Funded with disease-focused partner organizations, the program seeks to launch independent research careers while advancing the Foundation’s “Cure One, Cure Many” philosophy: breakthroughs in one disease area can accelerate progress across others. Most awards are administered directly by the Foundation; cognitive aging, stroke, and Parkinson’s awards are administered by the American Academy of Neurology.
Awards span ALS, related disorders, ASXL-related neurodevelopmental diseases, cognitive aging, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, Parkinson’s disease, peripheral neuropathy, stroke, and Mal de Débarquement syndrome. A general award supports research relevant to multiple conditions, prioritizing mental health and neuropsychiatry, women’s health, prevention and resilience, and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
