National Headache Foundation Research Grant

National Headache Foundation Research Grant

The National Headache Foundation (NHF) deadline for accepting research protocols for funding consideration is December 1, 2010. If you are interested in submitting a request, please contact: 

National Headache Foundation
Attn: Research Grants
820 N. Orleans, Suite 217
Chicago, Illinois 60610-3132

The projects will be evaluated by the Research and Medical Information Committee early in 2011 and grant recipients will be notified soon after.

The National Headache Foundation (NHF) supports research in the field of headache and pain as a part of our mission, which also includes offering education and information to headache sufferers.

The National Headache Foundation is interested in research protocols that are objectively sound and whose results can, when published in the medical literature, contribute to the better understanding and treatment of headache and pain. Grants from the NHF will not cover costs including overhead, salaries (payment for technicians, others collecting data, administrative services, etc.), purchasing of equipment, rent or other indirect expenses.

Grants may be used for the purchasing of supplies needed for the study (chemical or pharmacological reagents, laboratory animals, tissue culture materials. forms, etc) and for costs related to the recruiting of patients, data analysis, interpreting or reading results, etc

The projects will be evaluated by the Research and Medical Information Committee early in 2011 and grant recipients will be notified by March 1. If you would like a copy of the grant application, visit our Web site at www.headaches.org or call 1-888-NHF-5552 to request a printed copy.