GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

CURE Epilepsy awards grants for novel research projects that address finding the cures for epilepsy and address the goal of “no seizures, no side-effects.”

Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) members may not apply for funding from or participate in grant funding recommendations for CURE Epilepsy while serving on the SAC.

GRANT PROCESS

1. VISION SETTING

CURE Epilepsy’s research vision is set by the CURE Epilepsy Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Council, and CURE Epilepsy Research Team.

2. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

RFPs are born out of CURE Epilepsy’s Strategic Vision and outline the research topic areas and requirements for the grant year.

3. LETTER OF INTENT

LOIs are short letters from potential CURE Epilepsy grantees that succinctly and clearly describe their proposed research project and its relevance to CURE Epilepsy’s mission.

4. LOI REVIEW

LOIs are reviewed and scored by the Research Team and scientific peers by criteria outlined in the RFPs.

5. FULL PROPOSAL STAGE

Applicants whose LOIs are invited will submit full grant proposals that contain detailed scientific and budget information for the proposed CURE Epilepsy project.

6. FULL PROPOSAL REVIEW

Each full grant proposal is reviewed by members of CURE Epilepsy’s Lay Review Council (LRC) and three external scientific reviewers. The LRC is made up of people with epilepsy and the loved ones of people with epilepsy who have a special interest in finding a cure. Members of the LRC contribute to CURE Epilepsy’s grant review process by reading research proposals from a lay perspective, which helps ensure that the stakeholder point of view is critically represented in the grant review process.

Scientific reviewers are assembled for each grant mechanism and each grant review cycle. Applications are then discussed amongst the reviewers and CURE Epilepsy Research Team and scored.

7. RESEARCH COMMITTEE REVIEW

Applications are discussed with the CURE Epilepsy Research Committee, which is made up of CURE Epilepsy Board members and volunteers, to ensure alignment with CURE Epilepsy’s mission. Funding recommendations are then developed and presented to the CURE Epilepsy Board of Directors.

8. BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVAL

The CURE Epilepsy Board of Directors has final approval of all grants that are funded by CURE Epilepsy each cycle.