Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative - Pilot Awards

SFARI invites applications for the Pilot Awards program, which will provide early support for exploratory ideas, particularly those with novel hypotheses. Appropriate projects for this mechanism include those considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results. Projects that represent continuations of ongoing work, whether funded by SFARI or other funders, are not appropriate.

SFARI encourages applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to the molecular, cellular, circuit, or behavioral mechanisms and set the stage for developing novel interventions.

The total budget of a pilot award is $300,000 or less, including 20 percent in indirect costs, over a period of up to two years.