Brains - Foundation for PSP | CBD and Related Brain Diseases 2015-2 ($ 100,000)

The Foundation for PSP | CBD and Related Brain Diseases (CurePSP) invites applications for its Research Grants. Upcoming application deadline is June 15, 2015. The period of the grant may be up to 3 years in duration but the total cannot exceed $ 100,000. CurePSP’s research programme has four components: Investigator-Initiated Research, Clinical Trials, CurePSP-Initiated Research and Trainee Research. Applicants from all countries and from industry are eligible.

The research programme supports and promotes research that can advance understanding, treatment and prevention of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS/PDC) of Guam and/or Guadeloupean tauopathy and other atypical Parkinsonian disorders.

CurePSP aims to increase awareness of these disorders; fund research toward treatment, cure and prevention; educate healthcare professionals; and provide support, information and hope for affected persons and their families.