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PERF® Announces a New Bridge Grant Program
June 18, 2025

The SPARK Grant: Supporting Pediatric Neurology Advances through Research in K-Awards
For early-stage investigators who are re-applying for NIH K08 or K23 Career Development Awards or the CNCDP-K12 Career Development Program.
OVERVIEW
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation® (PERF®) is committed to advancing pediatric neurology research by supporting the next generation of investigators. In recognition of the increasingly competitive […]
Research Grant Opportunities for Early-Stage Investigators
November 1, 2024

♦ UPDATE (4.25.25): The submission deadlines for the PERF®-CNS Research Grants have closed for the 2025 cycle. Information about the 2026 Research Grant Cycle will be posted later this year.♦
Are you an early-stage investigator in pediatric neurology? PERF® in partnership with the Child Neurology Society (CNS) offers three grant opportunities to early-stage investigators conducting […]
2024 PERF® -CNS Bridge Grant Award
August 7, 2024

Congratulations to Andra Dingman, MD, PhD, the first recipient of the 2024 PERF® -CNS Bridge Grant Award.
PERF® in partnership with the Child Neurology Society (CNS) inaugurated the PERF®-CNS Bridge Grant Program to retain child neurology researchers. This program is designed to provide bridge funding to promising child neurology researchers who are applying for their first independent National Institutes […]