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.
The Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program offers a number of funding opportunities throughout the year. Please see the funding program guidelines for more information. Specific details about particular programs can be found below.
- Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program: Combination Therapies Program (PTC-CTP)
- Part the Cloud Translational Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program: Enable the Molecule for Artificial Intelligence-Discovered Programs (PTC-EM-AI) Funding Program
- Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program: Phase 1 and Phase 2 Clinical Studies
- The 2026 Zenith Fellows Award Program (ZENITH)
- Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship for All (AACSFA) Program
- The Alzheimer’s Association and The Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Funding Opportunity
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship for All (AARFA) Program
- Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) Program
- Alzheimer's Association Funding Program for Global Real-World Data Programs (ALZ-RWD)
- Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP)
- Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI)
- ISTAART Grant Program for Conferences and Convenings (IGPCC)
Active Alzheimer's Association Grants
The following funding programs are accepting letters of intent (LOI) or applications at this time. View the granfts' eligibility and deadlines. You can also select a grant for more information. The majority of our grants are open to U.S. and international researchers.
| Grant Name | Eligibility Guidelines | Important Dates |
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| Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program: Combination Therapies Program (PTC-CTP) | The Alzheimer's Association is pleased to announce a dedicated Part the Cloud Translational Research Funding opportunity to advance combination clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). This program will support combination strategies that bring together at least two drug approaches, with optional inclusion of additional drug and or behavioral intervention components, to accelerate innovative, biomarker-informed combination therapies into clinical testing. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: March 26, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: April 30, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: By July 15, 2026 |
| Part the Cloud Translational Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program: Enable the Molecule for Artificial Intelligence-Discovered Programs (PTC-EM-AI) Funding Program | This first-of-its-kind program is designed to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence(AI)-driven therapeutic discovery and the experimental work required to advance AI-generated hits into viable, translational lead candidates for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: March 26, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: April 30, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: By July 15, 2026 |
| Part the Cloud Translational (PTC) Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program: Phase 1 and Phase 2 Clinical Studies | This grant mechanism aims to fill the gap in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia clinical trials for advancing potential therapeutics forward by providing support for early phase studies. View more details |
Letter of Intent deadline: March 26, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: April 30, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: By July 15, 2026 |
| The 2026 Zenith Fellows Award Program (ZENITH) |
The objective of the 2026 Zenith Fellows Awards competition is to provide funding support for investigators who have:
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Letter of Intent deadline: Dec. 3, 2025, 5 p.m. ET Application deadline: March 18, 2026, 5 p.m. ET Award notifications: By Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship for All (AACSFA) Program |
The Alzheimer's Association recognizes the need to support the training of clinician scientists in Alzheimer's and all other dementias. For the purpose of this program, a clinician scientist is defined as an individual already trained, licensed and practicing in a clinical field that includes patient contact (e.g., neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics, psychology) or patient-related diagnostic studies (e.g., neuropathology and radiology). The maximum allowable duration is three years (minimum two years). This grant is open to U.S. and international researchers. |
Letter of Intent deadline: Feb. 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Application deadline: April 21, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Award notifications: By Aug. 30, 2026 |
| The Alzheimer’s Association and The Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Funding Opportunity |
The Association and ASNR are partnering to offer this unique funding program to leverage their respective expertise, their communities, Imaging Research in Alzheimer’s and other Neurodegenerative diseases. The goal of this program is to support the development of new novel imaging tools, to advance imaging-based research and to provide funding for novel and innovative imaging data analysis as relates to Alzheimer’s and related dementia. |
Letter of Intent deadline: Oct. 30, 2025, at 5:00 pm ET Application deadline: Jan. 28, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Award notifications: By May 15, 2026 |
| Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship for All (AARFA) Program |
This program aims to facilitate the transition of early career investigators toward becoming independent researchers, equipped to lead their own innovative studies in the field of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This grant is open to U.S. and international researchers. |
Letter of Intent deadline: Feb. 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Application deadline: April 21, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Award notifications: By Aug. 30, 2026 |
| Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) Program |
The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) program aims to fund early-career investigators who have been in the position of an Assistant Professor or the equivalent for no more than seven years. |
Letter of Intent deadline: Feb. 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Application deadline: April 21, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET Award notifications: By Aug. 30, 2026 |
| 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 World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP) |
Applicants must be a member of the World Wide FINGERS Network. |
Pre-submission inquiries are accepted at any time. |
| Center for Dementia Respite Innovation |
The Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) funds new respite care innovation projects across the country. Over the course of five years, the CDRI will award up to $20 million in competitive grants to local respite care providers to improve and increase the delivery of person-centered dementia care, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, outcomes, accessibility, affordability and sustainability. |
Letter of Intent deadline: March 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET Application deadline: March 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET Award notifications: May 15, 2026 |
| 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 |
Program open to receive application: August 4, 2025 (Cycle A) February 10, 2026 (Cycle B) Application due: October 15, 2025, 5 p.m. ET (Cycle A) April 8, 2026, 5 p.m. ET (Cycle B) Award notifications: By mid-December 2025 (Cycle A) By mid-July 2026 (Cycle B) |
Past grant programs
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