MDA Conference Grants (CG) support meeting organizers with funding for neuromuscular disease conferences that bring researchers and clinicians together to exchange ideas, collaborate, and prioritize therapy development.
MDA Development Grants (DG) support postdoctoral investigators conducting neuromuscular disease research under senior guidance to expand the number of scientists working in the field.
International Research Grants in Congenital Muscular Dystrophy support researchers studying congenital onset laminopathies and dystroglycanopathies to advance treatments, disease understanding, and trial readiness.
MDA Scientific Partnerships Accelerating Research and Knowledge (SPARK) supports multidisciplinary teams with workshops and collaborative research to address shared challenges across neuromuscular diseases.
The 2026 DM Small Grants Program from the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation funds open-access publication and conference travel to advance and share myotonic dystrophy research.
Development Research Grants support promising new researchers with seed funding for original studies of muscle and nerve disorders, helping them launch research and share completed findings.