Prader-Willi Research Applications
The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research was established in 2003 by a small group of parents who saw the need to foster research to help their children with Prader-Willi syndrome lead healthier and more fulfilling lives.
To that end, the foundation invites LOIs for its grants program. Grants of up to $150,000 over 18 months will be awarded in support of research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome, with a possibility of a second 18 months of funding upon competitive renewal. Funding priorities identified by the foundation include genotype to phenotype: understanding PWS genetics/how the loss of PWS-critical region genes leads to the phenotype; neurobiology of hunger/feeding behavior in PWS; neurobiology of cognitive deficits, maladaptive behavior, and mental illness in PWS; clinical care research: evaluation of existing drugs and interventions to improve health and quality of life in PWS; therapeutics development for PWS-genetic therapies; novel pharmaceuticals; and drug repurposing for PWS.
The foundation accepts applications from academic, government, nonprofit, and for-profit research entities. Principal investigators must have a primary faculty appointment at the instructor level Instructor or higher.
LOIs are due September 9, 2022, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by November 18, 2022.
For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and information about previously funded projects, see the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research website.
Submissions to this sponsor/donor are managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Please contact your unit-assigned ASUF Director of Development or Research Advancement Specialist at your earliest convenience to ensure ASU's strategic coordination and management of funding applications.