New Ideas Award
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
Early-stage support for exploratory research testing novel hypotheses in autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Investigators who have not previously been funded by SFARI, including those new to autism research, are encouraged to apply.
- Indicative award
- up to $600k (total award)Up to $300,000 per year for a maximum of two years (up to $600,000 total), inclusive of 20% indirect costs. No minimum is published.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Letters of intent accepted on a rolling basis from 29 April 2026; initial LOI decisions in roughly 3 to 4 months; invited full applications are due four weeks after the invitation.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior
- Eligibility
- PI must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent and a faculty or equivalent position; postdoctoral researchers may not be PIs. Public and private colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories and government agencies are eligible, including foreign institutions, except institutions in China and Hong Kong. No citizenship requirement is stated.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- autism · neurodevelopmental disorders · exploratory research · pilot hypotheses
- Apply at
- https://www.sfari.org/funding-opportunity/new-ideas-request-for-applications/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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