Parkinson's Foundation

Grants will be awarded in support of proposals that tackle critical issues or problems that are impeding progress in the field of PD research. Priority will be given to proposals that touch on the Parkinson’s Foundation’s vision and mission based on three interwoven priorities: research discoveries that prevent, control, and ultimately cure the disease for all people with Parkinson's; that all people with Parkinson's have access to equitable and quality care; and that all people affected by Parkinson's have the information and resources they need.

Proposed research should have the potential to be transformative in the field of Parkinson's research and should be synergistic across projects such that no single principal investigator could carry out the work alone. Research proposed can be basic science or clinical research. However, research that combines both basic and clinical research in some capacity is highly encouraged. Individual projects should cut across multiple disciplines of research and should be intertwined and reliant upon one another.

This program is open to an interdisciplinary team of scientists working in the field of Parkinson's disease who may all reside in the same geographical area and work at the same institution or collaborate through a virtual center with scientists spread across regions and institutions. Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate cross-departmental or cross-institutional collaboration, which bring new approaches and perspectives to solving PD. Institutions that hold a Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence designation for their clinical care and international applicants are also welcomed to apply.

Letters of Intent are due by December 1, 2021. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by March 21, 2022.