Cure epilepsy – Catalyst award
The CURE Epilepsy Catalyst Award (2 years / $250,000) supports nimble development of data necessary to advance ideas toward larger commercialization funding opportunities and is not intended to replace those opportunities.
Please refer to the Request for Proposals for an overview of the priority areas, application instructions, and FAQs.
Eligibility
This award is available to independent researchers at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) at universities and non-academic research institutions, including small biotechnology companies, that seek to develop new interventions for epilepsy. International applicants are welcome to apply.
Postdoctoral fellows may not apply for this award. All materials must be submitted in English.
Budget
Requests may be made for up to a total of $250,000 paid over 2 years. Funding requests may include salary support for the PI, technical staff and/or collaborators; supplies, animal costs, etc.; and travel to an epilepsy-related conference if the PI is presenting his/her CURE Epilepsy-funded research. Limited equipment purchases that are required to complete goals will be considered. Indirect costs are not supported.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS GRANT PROCESS
| Activity | Approximate Date |
| Open Call for Letters of Intent | Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
| Letter of Intent Deadline | Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 9 PM ET |
| Full Proposal Invitations | Friday, August 6, 2021 |
| Full Proposals Deadline | Friday, September 10, 2021, 9 PM ET |
| Awardee Notification | December 2021-January 2022 |
| Anticipated Award Start Date | March 2022 |