Child Neurology Society Grants and Awards
Dr. Kenneth Swaiman, one of the nation’s first pediatric neurologists, founded the Child Neurology Society in 1972 and established the Child Neurology Foundation in 2001. While the Society is the professional organization for the nation’s pediatric neurologists, the Foundation is committed to serving as a connective center of education and support for children and their families living with neurologic conditions.
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation® (PERF®) was established in 2004 as a not-for-profit foundation to support research in pediatric epilepsy and other pediatric neurologic conditions.
The CNS partners to offer the following Awards and Grants to members of the CNS.
Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation (PERF) Grants and Awards
PERF® Elterman Research Grant
This research grant supports clinical or basic science research by a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician early in his/her academic career. The selected investigator will receive a $150,000 grant of $75,000 per year for two years.
PERF® Shields Research Grant
This research grant supports translational or clinical research by a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician early in his/her academic career. The selected investigator will receive a $150,000 grant of $75,000 per year for two years.
PERF®-CNS Bridge Grant Program
This program is designed to provide bridge funding to promising child neurology researchers who are applying for their first independent National Institutes of Health (NIH) or Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) research support. Through this grant mechanism, PERF® and CNS aim to assist investigators who have applied for their first NIH R01 or CIHR Operating/Project Grant support but were not funded.
For more information on PERF® grants and awards visit: https://www.pediatricepilepsyresearchfoundation.org/grants/our-current-grants/
Child Neurology Foundation Grants and Awards
Since 2001, the Child Neurology Foundation has awarded nearly $5 million dollars in research funding and scholarships to child neurologists, medical students and researchers who are working on treatments and cures for pediatric neurologic diseases..
For more information on CNF grants and awards visit: https://www.childneurologyfoundation.org/research-grant-opportunities/
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