View and Apply for a Grant
The Alzheimer's Association works to identify and fund a wide range of the most promising grant projects, from basic discovery science to studies addressing social and behavioral aspects of Alzheimer's — and related dementias.
- 2024 Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Gene Targeting Challenge
- 2024 Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program
- Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement 3.0 (ARCOM)
- Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship (AACSF) Program
- Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AACSF-D)
- The Alzheimer’s Association & The Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology Funding Opportunity, Imaging Research in Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Alzheimer's Association Funding Program for Global Real-Word Data Programs (ALZ-RWD)
- Alzheimer’s Association and NACC New Investigators Awards Program (NIAP)
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship (AARF)
- Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D)
- Alzheimer's Association Research Grant (AARG)
- Alzheimer's Association Research Grant — New to the Field (AARG-NTF)
- Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity (AARG-D)
- Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity — New to the Field (AARG-D-NTF)
- Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP)
- APOE Biology in Alzheimer’s (ABA) - Implications for Biological Underpinnings, Risk, Progression and Outcomes
- Capacity Building in International Dementia Research Program
- Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI)
- Endolysosomal Activity in Alzheimer’s (E2A) Grant Program
- ISTAART Grant Program for Conferences and Convenings (IGPCC)
- Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders (Invitation Only)
- Sleep Contributions to Neurodegeneration Grant Program (SCN)
- Supporting Research in Health Disparities, Policy and Ethics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Research (HPE-ADRD)
- The Tau Pipeline Enabling Program (T-PEP)
- Zenith Fellows Awards
Alzheimer's Association Grants
View the grants' eligibility and deadlines. You can also select a grant for more information. All of our grants are open to U.S. and international researchers.
| Grant Name | Eligibility Guidelines | Important Dates |
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| 2024 Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Gene Targeting Challenge | Both non-profit and small for-profit organizations are eligible. Open to International Applicants. Small for-profit organizations must submit documentation of net assets and annual earnings during the letter of intent process as a part of the review process. Not-for-profit organizations must submit documentation verifying status during the letter of intent process. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: November 12, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: January 9, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application review: January - March 2025 Award notifications: By April 30, 2025 |
| 2024 Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program | Targeting investigators from non-profit and small for-profit organizations. Projects should be Phase 1 studies or pilot small-scale Phase 2a studies for repurposed drugs. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: November 15, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: January 31, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application review: February - March 2024 Second-level review: April 2024 Award notifications: By April 15, 2024 |
| Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement 3.0 (ARCOM) | In general, scientists and clinicians from public, private research laboratories, medical centers, non-profit research institutes, hospitals and universities from around the world are eligible to apply. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: September, 20, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: November 29, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application review: November - January 2023-2024 Award notifications: By February 29, 2024 |
| Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship (AACSF) Program | Targeting individuals with clinical service and licensure (M.D., D.O., Ph.D.); 15 years from terminal degree is required. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to August 30, 2025 |
| Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AACSF-D) | Targeting individuals with clinical service and licensure (M.D., D.O., Ph.D.); 15 years from terminal degree is required. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to August 30, 2025 |
| Association & The Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology Funding Opportunity, Imaging Research in Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Awards made through this joining initiative support investigators at every professional stage and are also designed to help talented scientists establish careers in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative imaging research. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: October 23, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: January 29, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application review: January - May 2025 Award notifications: By May 15, 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Funding Program for Global Real-Word Data Programs (ALZ-RWD) |
Proposals must:
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Pre-submission inquiries are accepted at any time. |
| Alzheimer’s Association and NACC New Investigators Awards Program (NIAP) | You must be a new investigator, defined as post-doctoral fellows, residents, or junior faculty that have not yet been promoted to associate professor rank (M.D. or Ph.D.), within 10 years of rank, and not already having had an R01 grant at the time of applying for a NIAP. Researchers and investigators with a higher or lower academic rank are not eligible to apply. New investigators must be affiliated with an ADRC. ADRC Directors must provide a letter to confirm that the new investigator is affiliated with their ADRC. A template for the letter is provided in the online application materials. View more details |
Letter of Intent and Request a Mentor from the ADRC RECs deadline: November 8, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: January 16, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application review: January – April 2025 Award notifications: May 2025 |
| Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship (AARF) | Targeting postdoc, instructor-level researchers; less than 10 years from Ph.D. is required. Mentor required. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to August 30, 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D) | Targeting postdoc, instructor-level researchers; less than 10 years from Ph.D. is required. Mentor required. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to August 30, 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Research Grant (AARG) | Targeting newly independent investigators (assistant professor and above); 15 years of terminal degree is required. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to August 30, 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Research Grant — New to the Field (AARG-NTF) | Targeting investigators (assistant professor and above) who haven’t published or been funded in Alzheimer’s or any neurodegenerative disease. In recent years, oncology, immunology, rheumatology, computer science / engineering investigators have been represented. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: September 5, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: November 12, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to February 28, 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity (AARG-D) | Targeting newly independent investigators (assistant professor and above); 15 years of terminal degree is required. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to August 30, 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity — New to the Field (AARG-D-NTF) | Targeting investigators (assistant professor and above) who haven’t published or been funded in Alzheimer’s or any neurodegenerative disease. In recent years, oncology, immunology, rheumatology, computer science / engineering investigators have been represented. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: September 5, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: November 12, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: Prior to February 28, 2025 |
| Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP) | Applicants must be a member of the World Wide FINGERS Network. Studies must be equivalent in planning to a Level 2 or Level 1, as described in Kivipelto et al (2020) Alzheimer’s & Dementia. View more details |
Pre-submission inquiries are accepted at any time. |
| APOE Biology in Alzheimer’s (ABA) - Implications for Biological Underpinnings, Risk, Progression and Outcomes | The ABA Grant Program is open to researchers at academic institutions and other non-profit research institutions. The Principal Investigator of the project must be a full-time faculty member or paid employee of the organization submitting the proposal. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: August 19, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: October 15, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application review: October - December 2024 Award notifications: By December 16, 2024 |
| Capacity Building in International Dementia Research Program | This opportunity is open to institutions/organizations in Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMIC) where prior research funding has been received. The Project Lead must be a full-time faculty member or full-time paid employee of the organization submitting the proposal. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: August 2, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: December 15, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application review: December 2023 Award notifications: By March 29, 2024 |
| Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) | Local organizations or providers interested in providing dementia-related respite services to underserved communities are encouraged to apply. This may include domestic public or private for-profit or non-profit entities, such as state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals and higher education institutions. View more details |
The 2024 application window is closed. Applications will open again in spring 2025. |
| Endolysosomal Activity in Alzheimer’s (E2A) Grant Program | The E2A Grant Program is open to researchers at academic institutions as well as small companies. Both non-profits and small for-profit organizations are eligible. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: March 2, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 1, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application review: May – June 2023 Award notifications: By June 30, 2023 |
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Health Services Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (HSR-ADRD) Funding Program |
Applications will be accepted from researchers at all career levels, including postdoctoral fellows, instructors, assistant, associate, and full professors. Eligible applicants must be affiliated with academic institutions, government agencies, health plans or systems, or non-profit organizations. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: February 26, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: April 23, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application review: May - June 2025 Award notification: July 15, 2025 |
| ISTAART Grant Program for Conferences and Convenings (IGPCC) | The IGPCC Grant Program is open to ISTAART PIA Executive Committee Members to submit on behalf of the PIA. View more details |
Application deadlines: September 4, 2024, 5p.m. ET (Cycle A) December 3, 2024, 5p.m. ET (Cycle B) April 9, 2025, 5p.m ET (Cycle C) Application reviews: September - November 2024 (Cycle A) December - February 2025 (Cycle B) April - June 2025 (Cycle C) Award notifications: By mid-November 2024 (Cycle A) By mid-February 2025 (Cycle B) By mid-June 2025 (Cycle C) |
| Sleep Contributions to Neurodegeneration Grant Program (SCN) | The SCN Grant Program is open to researchers at academic institutions as well as small companies. Both nonprofits and small for-profit organizations are eligible. Partnership between academia and larger companies is allowed. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: January 29, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 14, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application review: May - June 2025 Award notifications: By August 30, 2025 |
| Sleep Contributions to Neurodegeneration Grant Program (SCN) | The SCN Grant Program is open to researchers at academic institutions as well as small companies. Both nonprofits and small for-profit organizations are eligible. Partnership between academia and larger companies is allowed. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: January 29, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: May 14, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application review: May - June 2025 Award notifications: By August 30, 2025 |
| Supporting Research in Health Disparities, Policy and Ethics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Research (HPE-ADRD) | Researchers with faculty appointments (e.g. Assistant Professor (entry level)) and Associate Professor (mid level) in a public and private non-profit entity, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories are encouraged to apply. Recipients must have less than 15 years from their doctorate (Ph.D.) or terminal degree. Primary applicants must be able to serve as the leading investigator on a grant for their organization / institution. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: January 9, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: April 2, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application review: April - August 2024 Award notifications: By August 30, 2024 |
| Zenith Fellows Awards | The objective of the Zenith Fellows Awards competition is to provide funding support for investigators who:
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Letter of Intent Deadline: November 13, 2024, 5 p.m. ET Application Deadline: March 19, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Award Notifications: By August 30, 2025 |
Partnership Funding Programs
Partnership Funding Programs are jointly funded by the Alzheimer's Association and other foundations and organizations. View the grants' eligibility guidelines and important dates. You can also select a grant for more information. All of our grants are open to U.S. and international researchers.
| Grant Name | Eligibility Guidelines | Important Dates |
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| Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders (Invitation Only) | Targeting Atlantic Fellows at GBHI, including alumni, who have not previously received a Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders award. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: March 5, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET Phase 1 Submission deadline: May 2, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET Phase 2 Submission deadline: July 9, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET Award notifications: By October 8, 2025 |
| The Tau Pipeline Enabling Program (T-PEP) | Targeting investigators from non-profit and small for-profit organizations. Projects should be i) lead discovery and optimization, ii) target validation and iii) IND-enabling studies, including cGMP scale-up/manufacture and animal efficacy studies. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: August 30, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: December 13, 2023, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: By February 29, 2024 |