Grants, Awards & Fellowships

What We Fund

The Autism Science Foundation regularly awards grants and fellowships to autism researchers studying a variety of issues aimed at finding solutions for people with autism. View our current funding opportunities below:

Post-Doctoral S.O.S. Grant Program

Novel mechanism to support autism post-docs in this changing scientific climate

RFA to be released: July 2026
Application Due: October 2026
Notification: March 2027

Apply for a Post-Doctoral SOS Grant

Suzanne Wright Memorial Research Accelerator Awards

Designed to expand the scope, speed the progress or increase the efficiency and improve final product dissemination of active autism research grants.

RFA to be released: April 21, 2026
Application Due: July 1, 2026
Notification: September 2026

Apply for a Research Accelerator Grant

Profound Autism Pilot Grants and Pre-doctoral Fellowships

Intended to support projects that will improve,
expand, or make possible the inclusion of those with “profound autism” into research studies.

RFA to be released: April 2027
Application Due: July 2027
Notification: November 2027

Apply for a Profound Autism Pilot Grant or Pre-doctoral Fellowship

Undergraduate Summer Research Awards

8 weeks of summer research for undergraduates in autism lab.

RFA to be released: January 2027
Application Due: Early March 2027
Notification: Late March 2027

Apply for a Undergrad Research Grant

Check out our resources for potential or current grantees here.

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