Description
The DoW Autism Idea Development Award supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements in improving outcomes for Autistic individuals. The award mechanism is designed to support innovative ideas with the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. Key elements for the award include impact, innovation, personnel, and preliminary data. The proposed research must have direct relevance to autism and be based on a sound scientific rationale.
Some key areas of interest for the award include assessment of novel therapeutics, creation of tools and strategies to increase the speed of dissemination/implementation of evidence-based practices, determinates of diagnosis and treatment efficacy, development of healthcare provider-focused training, and environmental risk factors.
The award has a maximum period of performance of 3 years and a cost cap of $750,000. The application submission process is a two-step process, requiring both a pre-application and a full application.