Open Funding ProgramsRapid Response Innovation Awards 2008The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) announces the launch of the 2008 Rapid Response Innovation Awards, a rolling-application program to support novel Parkinson’s disease-related research in real-time. The goal of this exciting program is to rapidly support innovative research focused on the cause of and cure for Parkinson’s disease. In particular, MJFF is eager to fund high-risk, high-reward projects tackling critical scientific roadblocks that if successful, can open new avenues for PD therapy development.With the understanding that submission and review of innovative, high-risk, high-reward proposals should not be limited to one deadline each year, the Rapid Response Innovation Awards operate on a rolling basis. Research proposals may be submitted at any time and funding decisions will be made within 6 weeks of receiving the application. Rapid Response Innovation Awards are designed to support projects with little to no existing preliminary data, but that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding or treatment of Parkinson’s disease.Program Highlights:• No submission deadline• Funding decisions made within six weeks of submission date• Postdoctoral fellows are eligible to apply as Principal Investigators
