The Weston Brain Institute recently announced a new opportunity – Brain Health: Lifestyle Approaches and Microbiome Contributions. A summary is provided below.
Objective
To accelerate the development of lifestyle approaches and an understanding of the contributions of the microbiome in maintaining optimal brain health.
Project Eligibility:
- Research Questions: Hypothesis-based investigations that both help to accelerate the development of lifestyle approaches that positively impact brain health, as well as the contributions of the microbiome to brain health.
- Implementation Initiatives: Approaches to address operational questions and/or to put findings into practice toward the maintenance of optimal brain health.
Program Information Webinar
The Foundation will hold two Program Information Webinars to provide further details on the program and answer any questions. However, if you have questions specific to your project (e.g., project scope), we encourage you to contact us directly.
Webinar #1
September 10, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET – Register here
Webinar #2
October 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET – Register here
Overhead
Not eligible
Value
Up to $1.5 million per project
Duration
Up to 3 years
Deadlines
| LOI due at ORS for full review | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| Final LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for required budget review | by 9:00am on Monday, November 23, 2020 |
| LOI due at agency | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| Proposal due at ORS for full review | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Final proposal and fully signed ORS Checklist due at ORS for required budget review | by 9:00 am on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
| Full proposal due at agency (by invitation only) | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
Please contact your Faculty Research Officer for information on their internal deadlines.
For complete details on this funding opportunity, please consult the following link:
https://www.westonfoundation.org/our-initiatives/brain-health/
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here: