AHS Investigator-Initiated Research Awards
AHS Investigator-Initiated Research Awards support investigators pursuing pre-clinical and clinical headache and migraine research to advance scientific understanding and improve patient care.
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Funder: American Headache Society
Due Dates: September 30, 2026 (LOI, 12:59 pm PT) | January 31, 2027 (Invited full application)
Funding Amounts: Two grants of up to $50,000 each for 12-month projects
Summary: Supports investigator-driven pre-clinical and clinical headache and migraine research that advances scientific understanding and improves patient care.
Key Information: Applicants must be AHS members in good standing, and only accepted LOIs advance to full proposals.
Description
The American Headache Society (AHS) supports investigator-initiated pre-clinical and clinical research in headache and migraine. Projects should advance scientific understanding and improve the lives of people affected by migraine and other headache disorders. Research must align with one or more of the published Headache Research Priorities, which span human and animal models, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management, treatment, inequities and disparities, research workforce development, and quality of life.
The program prioritizes early-stage investigators, basic science research, postdoctoral fellows moving toward independence, and collaborations that bring established investigators from other fields into headache research. Awards are intended to generate meaningful findings and establish a foundation for future research and subsequent external competitive funding.
