Funder: Joe Niekro Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Completed application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 for a one-year project
Summary: Supports hypothesis-driven aneurysm, AVM, fistula, or ischemic stroke research generating preliminary data for larger funding applications.
Key Information: Applicants must be SNIS members in good standing and cannot have prior PI grants totaling more than $50,000 in direct costs in a single year.
Description
The Joe Niekro Foundation, operating as The Niekro Aneurysm and AVM Foundation, partners annually with the SNIS Foundation to support research on brain aneurysms, brain arteriovenous malformations or fistulas, and ischemic stroke. The grant enables MD, DO, MD-PhD, and PhD investigators to test a specific hypothesis and generate preliminary data for major applications to corporations, foundations, and government agencies.
Supported work includes advanced technologies and sciences, diagnostic or therapeutic technology development, morphologic and functional imaging, and comparative effectiveness or outcomes analyses. Emphasis is placed on projects with strong potential for future funding. Applications must identify future funding mechanisms and a method for disseminating results, such as medical meeting presentations or peer-reviewed publications. Preliminary data are not required.
