Conference Support for Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder Communities in Simons Searchlight supports patient advocacy groups’ conferences with scientific talks and family research participation to connect with science.
Simons Foundation Autism & Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Awards support scientific event organizers through conferences and courses that advance autism, neurodevelopmental, and neuroscience research.
New Ideas Award supports researchers pursuing bold, exploratory basic research on autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders to test novel hypotheses and reshape understanding of autism biology.
Fellows-to-Faculty Award supports mentored early-career scientists with research funding and career development to launch independent laboratories in autism, brain aging, and ecological neuroscience.
SPARK Research Match Expansion supports autism researchers with participant incentives for remote studies, aiming to increase participation among people from undersampled genetic ancestry groups.
Scientific Research Grants and Fellowship Programs support autism researchers and fellows studying biology, health and service delivery to improve autistic people's quality of life across the lifespan.