Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders (Invitation Only)
This grant funds pilot research projects by emerging leaders to advance brain health and dementia care, focusing on innovation, equity, care improvement, and knowledge generation.
Funder: Alzheimer's Association
Due Dates: March 11, 2026 (LOI) | May 15, 2026 (Phase 1 draft) | July 8, 2026 (Phase 2 final)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 total per project; project duration 12 or 24 months (one no-cost extension of up to 12 months allowed).
Summary: Supports pilot projects by emerging leaders to advance brain health and dementia care, with a focus on social change, equity, care improvement, policy, and knowledge generation.
Key Information: Invitation-only; applicants must be Atlantic Fellows at GBHI who have not previously received this award.
Description
This program, a collaboration between the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), the Alzheimer’s Association, and Alzheimer’s Society, funds small-scale pilot projects or studies led by emerging leaders in brain health, aging, and dementia. The awards aim to foster leadership development and advance innovative projects that improve brain health outcomes, particularly in lower and middle-income communities. Both research and non-research approaches are supported, including social change initiatives, policy development, care evaluation, diagnostics, and interventions for vulnerable populations. Projects must align with at least one long-term impact goal: reducing stigma, promoting equity, improving care, influencing policy, or generating new knowledge in brain health and dementia prevention.
