2027 PERF-CNS Research Grant Opportunities
October 15, 2026
PERF® and the Child Neurology Society (CNS) are committed to developing the careers of child neurologists and advancing the state of the art through targeted research support. The 2027 Research Grant Application Cycle is now open.
PERF-CNS Career Development Research Grant Program
The PERF-CNS Elterman Research Grant and the PERF-CNS Shields Research Grant are opportunities for early-stage investigators who are within 10 years of completing their terminal degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, whichever date is later. The Principal Investigator has not received an independent grant from NIH or equivalent major funding from another funding organization.
Funding Amount: $150,000 ($75,000 per year for two years).
Application Deadline: April 13, 2027.
PERF-CNS Bridge Grant Program
This program is designed to provide bridge funding to promising child neurology researchers who are applying for their first independent National Institutes of Health (NIH) or Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) research support. Through this grant mechanism, PERF® and CNS aim to assist investigators who have applied for their first NIH R01 or CIHR Operating/Project Grant support but were not funded.
PERF®Funding Amount*: $50,000. *This grant requires a 1:1 match from the investigator’s Division or Department thereby making $100,000 available to the awardee.
Application Deadline: April 13, 2027.