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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 now 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. OAR hopes to continue this success in 2017 by supporting research studies that provide practical and useful outcomes to individuals with autism and their families.
Researchers can submit research preproposals now through March 27, 2017 for studies beginning in 2018 and lasting one to two years. The maximum award is $30,000. International researchers are eligible to apply.
Interested applicants should first review the 2017 request for proposals, as well as OAR’s funding guidelines. After reviewing the preproposals, in June, OAR will invite selected applicants to submit full proposals. Grant recipients will be announced in early December 2017, and studies will begin as early as January 1, 2018.
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:
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 accepts proposals from students pursuing graduate studies in the United States and abroad. Doctoral and post-doctoral candidates are eligible for a maximum award of $2,000, and master’s candidates are eligible for a maximum award of $1,000. 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.
Proposals will be accepted through Friday, February 10 for studies to be conducted during the grant period, which lasts from July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. Interested students may apply online. Before applying, they should review the 2017 request for proposals, as well as OAR’s funding guidelines.
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 email OAR via email or call 703-243-3466.