Idea Development Award - Level I

Intent: To solicit novel, innovative research that has the potential to increase our understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans, and/or their care partners. The work should innovatively challenge existing research paradigms or exhibit high levels of creativity. The FY23 ERP Id...

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

Idea Development Award - Level II

Intent: To solicit novel, innovative research that has the potential to increase our understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans, and/or their care partners. The work should innovatively challenge existing research paradigms or exhibit high levels of creativity. The FY23 ERP ...

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

Research Partnership Award

Intent: To create an avenue to support new or existing collaborative research partnerships between/among investigators to address a research problem or question in a manner that would be unachievable through separate efforts. It is expected that investigators utilize their distinct but complementary perspectives to synergistically address a central...

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center (P-TERC) - Faculty Award

Intent of this funding mechanism: To solicit Faculty members to join the Virtual P-TERC in order to advance PTE research through the development of early-career investigators and investigators new to the PTE field. Important aspects of this award mechanism include: • Focus on the PI’s research and career development. • Support for resear...

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

Leveraging Research Award

Intent: To support research that leverages ongoing or completed research studies for which PTE was not an original focus and to provide support to expand the research to develop such a focus and increase our understanding of PTE. The project may include basic, translational, and/or clinical research studies. The PI may be an investigator at any car...

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

CURE Epilepsy Catalyst Award

The CURE Epilepsy Catalyst Award is available to researchers at non-academic research institutions, including small biotechnology companies, and universities who seek to develop new interventions for epilepsy. Applicants with academic appointments must be at or above the level of Assistant Professor. International applicants are welcome. Requests m...

Funder: CURE Epilepsy

Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award

Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award (1 year / $100,000) will support the development of necessary research tools, techniques, model systems, and data collection platforms to stimulate and accelerate research on rare epilepsies. Each award will be co-funded by CURE Epilepsy and one or more of the rare epilepsy advocacy groups (partners) identified in th...

Funder: CURE Epilepsy

DSF Research Grants

Research Grant Awards are the largest type of grant awarded by DSF. These grants are intended for established, experienced, independent investigators affiliated with a research or academic institution whose proposed projects investigate hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome. Proposals are scored according to NIH guidelines based on the qua...

Funder: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Tags: Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A, Models, Mechanisms, Devices, Technologies, Stem Cells, Biomarkers, Genetics, Antiepileptic Drugs, Non-AED, Non-Surgical Treatments , SUDEP

DSF Postdoctoral Fellowships

DSFs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award develops academic physicians and scientists committed to research related to Dravet syndrome and associated ion channel epilepsies. The fellowship is intended to support a full-time research effort. Successful applicants receive a stipend of $75,000 over the 12 month award. The number of awards is conting...

Funder: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Tags: Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A, Models, Mechanisms, Devices, Technologies, Stem Cells, Biomarkers, Genetics, Antiepileptic Drugs, SUDEP

DSF Clinical Research Grants

Clinical Research Grants support hypothesis-driven clinical research projects that have significant potential to advance our understanding of Dravet syndrome; slow or halt the of progression of the disease, characteristics, or comorbidities of the disease; and/or reduce mortality. This also includes studies that help identify patient trends, charac...

Funder: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Tags: Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A

DSF Clinician-Researcher Award

Clinician-Researcher Awards support hypothesis-driven clinical research projects that have significant potential to advance our understanding of Dravet syndrome; slow or halt the progression of the disease, characteristics, or comorbidities of the disease; and/or reduce mortality. The projects must be patient-oriented, with the investigator directl...

Funder: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Tags: Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A

DSF Transformational Science Grants

Transformational Science Grant Awards are the largest grants awarded by DSF. Transformational Science Grants are intended for established, experienced, independent investigators affiliated with a research or academic institution whose proposed projects investigate hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome. Transformational Science Grants shoul...

Funder: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Tags: Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A, Models, Clinical Epilepsy, Mechanisms, Human Studies, Devices, Technologies, Stem Cells, Biomarkers, Behavior, Neuropsychology, Language, Genetics, Comorbidity (Somatic and Psychiatric), Antiepileptic Drugs, Non-AED, Non-Surgical Treatments , SUDEP

DSF Special RFA: Broader Genetic Impacts on Phenotype in Dravet Syndrome

The Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF) is issuing a special request for grant applications proposing research projects that will deepen our understanding of genetic impacts on the diverse phenotypic outcomes of individuals with Dravet syndrome. Application Due Date: September 8, 2023 Award Budget: up to $1M distributed over 3 years (beginning in ...

Funder: Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Tags: Dravet Syndrome, SCN1A, Genetics