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Teen Wins Award For A Coding Program
In 2020, Sreenidi Bala, a teenager from Farmington, Connecticut, started a passion project that would change the lives of hundreds of autistic students.
OAR invites researchers to submit a letter of intent for the 2023 Applied Research Competition. The maximum award is $40,000 for pilot studies beginning in 2024 with a duration of one to two years. International researchers are eligible to apply. Letters of intent will be accepted through Monday, March 20, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET.
Interested researchers may apply online. All applicants should first review the 2023 request for proposals (RFP). OAR funds studies that will:
Through the Applied Research Competition, OAR seeks to promote evidence-based practices based on research in the following areas:
While applicants are always free to submit on any relevant area of research or intervention, this year, OAR has placed special emphasis on research addressing the following areas:
OAR will invite a select number of applicants to submit full proposals in June. Grant recipients will be announced in early December 2023, and funding will begin on or after January 1, 2024.
For more information about the Applied Research Competition, please contact OAR at research @ researchautism.org or call 571-977-5391.