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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 is currently accepting applications for its Applied Research Competition. Since 2002, OAR has funded over 265 research studies, bringing its funding total to more than $4 million. OAR expects to build on this success in 2020, continuing its support of research studies that offer meaningful outcomes to individuals with autism and their families.
OAR invites researchers to submit research pre-proposals for the annual Applied Research Competition. The maximum award is $40,000 for pilot studies beginning in 2021 with a duration of one to two years. International researchers are eligible to apply, and pre-proposals will be accepted through Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET.
Interested researchers may apply online. All applicants should first review the 2020 request for proposals. 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 promote evidence-based practices delivered in 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 2020, and studies will begin as early as January 1, 2021.
For more information about the Applied Research Competition, please contact OAR at research@researchautism.org or call 703-243-9762.