The Dyslexia Foundation’s

Albert M. Galaburda Research Award

TDF Motto ”Investigatio Mater Scientiae”

The Dyslexia Foundation is putting out a call for proposals for the Albert M. Galaburda Research Award, which is geared towards early and mid-career scientists. The winner of the award will receive $50,000 of funding over two years. The proposed research must be directly related to dyslexia and should take a cognitive science, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, neurobiology, genetics, and/or educational approach. Initial stage proposals are due January 1st, 2020 by 5 pm EST. Specific proposal guidelines are below.  

Criteria and Review Process

  • Funding will be for 2 years ($25K per year for a total of $50K, plus 10% allowance for overhead)
  • The candidate must be no more than 15 years from last degree
  • The areas of focus should be cognitive science, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, neurobiology, genetics, and/or education, and oriented toward and directly related to dyslexia
  • The proposed work must not be a direct continuation of mentor’s work
  • Applications will follow a two-tiered process, whereby applicants will submit an initial two page summary and the semifinalists will be selected
  • Semifinalists will be notified and invited to submit a full proposal (instructions will be provided at that time)
  • A committee of 5-6 individuals will review and rank the full proposals
  • Selection of a winner will be made based on the proposal rankings by the committee members, as well as its alignment with TDF’s priorities and goals

Timeline and Due Dates

  • The Research Award competition will be announced at the TDF fall conference (Harvard Medical School, October 18th, 2019), will be mailed to the TDF listserve, and will be published on TDF’s website
  • Submission of the two page summary proposal will be on due on January 1st, 2020 by 5 pm EST
  • List of finalists will be announced on February 14th, 2020
  • Full research proposals will be due May 1st, 2020, by 5 pm EDT
  • The winner will be notified on June 15th, 2020
  • The winner will be announced at TDF’s fall conference (Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, October 16th, 2020)

Proposal Submissions

Please submit proposals via email to TheDyslexiafoundation@gmail.com,
Attn: AMG Research Grant Committee