The Peter Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset (Peter Crisp AIM)
The Peter Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset (Peter Crisp AIM) supports investigators exploring high-risk, high-gain concepts to open new directions in Friedreich’s ataxia research.
This grant was recently updated
FARA renamed “The Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset” (Crisp AIM) to “The Peter Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset” (Peter Crisp AIM). When applying, select the updated name, “The Peter Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset,” from the submission portal’s dropdown menu.
Funder: Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $100,000 USD in direct costs for one year
Summary: Supports initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain concepts that open new directions in Friedreich’s ataxia research.
Key Information: No separate LOI stage; submit the four-page AIM proposal using the portal’s LOI form.
Description
The Peter Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset (Peter Crisp AIM), administered by the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA), funds exploratory research into potentially groundbreaking concepts in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). Named for former FARA Board Director and Advisor Peter Crisp, the award seeks fresh perspectives, neglected research questions, and new directions that can lay the groundwork for future scientific investigation.
Projects should present a well-formulated, testable hypothesis supported by strong scientific rationale and sound study design. Preliminary or published data are encouraged but not required. The principal investigator must explicitly explain the proposed work’s innovation within FA research. Research that represents an incremental advance on published data does not fit this award’s purpose.
