Category: PERF Partners
FELLOW TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP TO 2026 EF PIPELINE CONFERENCE
February 2, 2026

The Epilepsy Foundation in partnership with the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation® (PERF®) and the Epilepsy Study Consortium, Inc. (TESC) is providing Travel Scholarships to the 2026 Epilepsy Foundation Pipeline Conference. are available for applicants who either are:
Current epilepsy fellows,
Entering an epilepsy fellowship in 2026, or
Junior faculty (up to 3 years).
Application deadline is closed.
Submit questions to: grants@efa.org
To […]
2025 PERF®-CNS Bridge Research Grant Award
July 17, 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the PERF®-CNS Bridge Grant Awards
PERF® is pleased to award two Bridge Research Grants this year.
Researcher: Autumn Ivy, MD, PhD
Project Title: Neural epigenetic mechanisms of early life adversity and exercise intervention
Institution: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Ivy is a past recipient of the Elterman Research Grant Award in 2021. Read her […]
2025 PERF®-CNS Career Development Awards
July 17, 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the PERF®-CNS Career Development Research Grant Awards.
PERF®-CNS Elterman Research Grant Award
Recipient: Joseph Vithayathil, MD, PhD
Project Title: Mechanisms of cell-specific iron dysregulation and effect on injury severity in a murine model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
Institution: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Read Dr. Vithayathil’s bio here.
PERF®-CNS Shields Research Grant Award
Recipient: Eric Chin, […]