FELLOW TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP TO 2026 EF PIPELINE CONFERENCE

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
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2025 PERF®-CNS Bridge Research Grant Award

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 […]

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2025 PERF®-CNS Career Development Awards

 
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, […]

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