NINDS Neuroscience Funding Announcements

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21)

Funding Contact(s): Yuan Liu, Ph.D.
Funding Categories: International Activities

Brief Description:
The purpose of the Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan FOA is to support the development and conduct of innovative, collaborative research and research training projects, between developed and developing country scientists, on brain disorders throughout life, relevant to low- and middle-income nations. The collaborative research programs are expected to 1) involve research on neurological/neurodevelopmental (including sensory, motor, cognitive and behavioral) function and impairment throughout life, and 2) contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in developing countries to initiate and conduct such research.

Grant Mechanism: R21
NIH Guide: PAR-06-420
Release Date: 2006-05-17
Expiration Date: 2007-08-24