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 graduate students to submit research proposals for its annual Graduate Research Grant Program starting on September 13. 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, and proposals will be accepted through Monday, February 7, 2022. Interested students should first review the 2022 Request for Proposals, as well as OAR’s funding guidelines.
Since the program was established in 2004, OAR has awarded over $305,755 in grants to fund 171 graduate research studies. Last year, OAR made grants to 10 students with grant awards totaling $17,600. OAR hopes to build on this success in 2022, continuing its commitment to support the next generation of applied autism researchers. The intention of the program is to support independent research in:
OAR’s goal is to fund studies that will likely produce practical and clearly objective results that can help parents, families, professionals, and autistic people 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, 2022 through December 31, 2023.
OAR’s Scientific Council will evaluate the proposals it receives for scientific and technical merit. Review criteria for the evaluation include:
OAR’s Board of Directors will make grant awards based on these evaluations and the recommendations of the Scientific Council. OAR will announce grant recipients in May 2022 and make the awards in July 2022. For more information, please contact us at research @researchautism.org or 703-243-3466.