Description
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity is soliciting applications for the Parkinson’s Research Program Early Investigator Research Award. The award supports Parkinson’s disease research for investigators in the early stages of their careers. The program offers two funding levels, which align to the research career stage of the Principal Investigator. Proposed research must address at least one of the four FY26 PRP Focus Areas.
• Understanding how Parkinson’s disease biological and clinical heterogeneity impacts disease presentation, clinical course and therapeutic outcomes
• Development and characterization of in vitro model systems
• Biological mechanisms or biomarkers of unmet medical needs
• Interventions that address unmet medical needs of PD.
The application should demonstrate the PI’s potential for, and commitment to, pursuing a career in treatment-related PD and/or patient care research. Funding Level 1 applications must include at least one Mentor, whereas Funding Level 2 applications do not require a Mentor.