Overview

The Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program supports core goals of our mission. Thanks to our generous donors, the Association has become the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer research. Since awarding its first grants in 1982, the Association has committed over $265 million to more than 1,800 best-of-field grant proposals.

2010 Program Announcement (request for proposals)

The 2010 Program Announcement (download as a PDF file below) describes areas of focus for the 2010 International Research Grant Program as well as specific grant competitions and funding levels.

Areas of focus are designed to elicit proposals spanning the entire spectrum of dementia research, from basic science to social and behavioral investigations. Grant competitions are structured to support researchers at every stage of their careers, from scientists less than 10 years past their doctoral degrees to internationally recognized thought leaders in the field.

 Download the complete 2010 Program Announcement (64 pages)

 Download description of all 2010 grant categories (42 pages)

Download descriptions of specific 2010 grant categories
      Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease (4 pages)

      Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Ameliorate Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease (5 pages)

      Multi-Center Project Grant (MCPG) (3 pages)

      U.S.-U.K. Young Investigator Exchange Fellowship (5 pages)

      New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG) (2 pages)

      Investigator-Initiated Research Grant (IIRG) (2 pages)

      The Senator Mark Hatfield Award for Clinical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease (2 pages)

      The Zenith Fellows Award Program (2 pages)

      Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care (ETAC) Grants (5 pages)

      New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (NIRGD) (3 pages)

      Mentored New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (MNIRGD) (4 pages)

      Conference Grants Program (3 pages)

 Download grant program summary, including key dates, eligibility information, application  and review procedures and reporting requirements (9 pages)

Download 2010 grant postcard (2 pages)

Forms and schedules for grant recipients