The New Investigator Award from CurePSP provides seed funding to early-career investigators who have innovative ideas that need proof of concept or pilot studies in order to qualify for larger funding sources.
This grant program supports projects studying the fundamental neurobiology of PSP or CBD, and, translational projects focusing on new therapeutics and biomarkers for PSP and CBD.
Applications are open to researchers in the USA and worldwide. All PIs must have an academic degree in science, social work, engineering, or medicine, such as a ScD, PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DO, DSW, and DVM degree. Be within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or the end of their post-graduate clinical training (whichever date is later).
The award provides up to 100,000 USD for 1 to 2 years, direct costs only.
Applications close on October 15, 2026.