Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP)
Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program supports international researchers’ multidomain lifestyle intervention studies to advance dementia risk reduction and prevention.
Funder: Alzheimer's Association
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (Pre-submission inquiry, 5 p.m. ET) | December 21, 2026 (Full application, 5 p.m. ET) | April 30, 2027 (Notification by)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$500,000 in direct costs over 1–3 years; no indirect costs
Summary: Supports international multidomain lifestyle intervention studies to advance dementia risk reduction and prevention within the World Wide FINGERS network.
Key Information: Non-U.S. researchers at eligible non-U.S. nonprofit institutions must receive pre-submission approval before applying.
Description
The Alzheimer’s Association’s pilot funding program supports multimodal behavioral intervention studies incorporating at least three domains. It provides startup support and opportunities for ongoing studies to develop interventions and pursue work that enhances research outcomes. Proposals must have a strong scientific rationale for dementia risk reduction.
The program advances the World Wide FINGERS network, launched in 2017 and led collaboratively by the FINGER Brain Health Institute and the Alzheimer’s Association. Network studies apply, test and optimize the FINGER-like model among individuals at greater risk as they age, across different geographical, cultural and economic settings. Broad global accessibility and representation are central goals. Clinicians and scientists from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
