Research Funding
SMA Foundation FundingThe SMA Foundation has pledged over $60M to the support of basic, translational and clinical research that will accelerate progress towards a treatment for SMA in the near term. For a list of prior awards, please click here.
Investigators should hold a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent) and must demonstrate scientific leadership through their publication record or direction of a research program. Eligible investigators interested in applying for funding from the SMA Foundation should be able to confirm the following:
- Key findings will be available in 18-24 months
- Intent and freedom to share data and/or research tools with the SMA community within a reasonable time frame
- Milestones can be established for project and project funding
- Ability to make scheduled reports and participate in professional and scientific meetings
Research funding applications are screened by Letters of Intent. A Word version is available here.
Investigators with proposals consistent with SMA Foundation objectives will be asked to submit a full application for review by a scientific advisory committee and peer reviewers when necessary. The SMA Foundation accepts research funding letters and applications on a rolling basis. Project funding decisions are determined quarterly though exceptional projects will receive "fast track" responses. All prospective and currently funded investigators should be familiar with the SMA Foundation Research Program Guidelines.
A Letter of Intent must include the following: a cover letter and a completed application, which includes the Principal Investigator’s background and contact information and a brief description of the proposed project with the relevance SMA and the hypothesis or hypotheses indicated.
Please note that all Letters of Intent and Inquiries should be directed to
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Other Funding Sources
For SMA Europe : Joint call for projects 2009, please visit: http://www.smaeurope.afm-france.org
For NICHD funding available, please visit: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/funding/foa/
To find out more about funding opportunities at the NINDS' SMA Project, click on the following link: http://www.smaproject.org/Solicitations/opensolicitations.htm
More general NINDS funding can be located at: www.ninds.nih.gov/funding
Information on funding through the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OPD) grant program is located at: www.fda.gov/orphan/grants/2004RFA.htm
