OAR Invites Applications for Research Funding
December 02, 2016
OAR is currently accepting applications for its Applied Research Competition and Graduate Research Grant Program. Since 2002, OAR has funded 220 applied and graduate research studies totaling more than $3.6 million. This year, OAR awarded 17 applied and graduate research grants totaling $198,253. OAR hopes to build on this success in 2017, continuing its support of research studies that offer meaningful outcomes to individuals with autism and their families.
OAR invites researchers to submit research preproposals for its 16th annual Applied Research Competition. International researchers are eligible to apply. The maximum award is $30,000 for pilot studies beginning in 2018 and lasting one to two years.
Interested researchers may apply online. Interested applicants should first review the 2017 request for proposals, as well as OAR’s funding guidelines. OAR funds studies that will likely produce practical and clearly objective results that can help parents, families, professionals, and people with autism make more fully informed choices, leading to healthier and happier lives. While applicants are always free to submit proposals on any relevant area of research or intervention, this year OAR is placing an emphasis on research that addresses the following targeted areas:
Preproposals will be accepted through Monday, March 27, 2017. OAR will invite applicants to submit full proposals in June. Grant recipients will be announced in early December 2017, and studies will begin as early as January 1, 2018.
OAR will promote evidence-based practices delivered in the following areas:
For more information about the Applied Research Competition, please contact OAR at research@researchautism.org or call 703-243-9762.
OAR invites graduate students to submit research proposals for its annual Graduate Research Grant Program. OAR accepts proposals from students pursuing graduate studies in the United States and abroad. The maximum award for master’s candidates is $1,000, while doctoral and post-doctoral candidates are eligible for a maximum award of $2,000.
Interested students may apply online. Before applying, they should review the 2017 request for proposals, as well as OAR’s funding guidelines. OAR funds studies that will likely produce practical and clearly objective results that can help parents, families, professionals, and people with autism make more fully informed choices, leading to healthier and happier lives. OAR will only make grant awards for studies to be conducted during the grant period, which lasts from July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018.
Proposals will be accepted through Friday, February 10. Grant recipients will be announced in May and awards will be made in July.
The intention of the program is to support research in:
For more information about the Graduate Research Grant Program, please contact OAR via email or call 703-243-3466.