AES Sponsored Grant Programs
Research & Training Workshops
The American Epilepsy Society, through the Research and Training Committee, provides funding for targeted workshops, intended for clinical or scientific audiences and on specific collaborative topics in neuroscience.
Research Initiative Awards
The American Epilepsy Society provides a funding mechanism for its membership that will provide seed support to encourage innovative, collaborative research in all disciplines (clinical, social, basic science, etc.) associated with the epilepsy field.
Epilepsy Research Awards Program
The American Epilepsy Society announces the call for nominations for the Epilepsy Research Awards Program. This is a public recognition program designed to encourage and reward clinical and basic science investigators whose research contributes importantly to understanding and conquering epilepsy.
Grass Foundation/AES Robert S. Morison Fellowship
The American Epilepsy Society is proud to announce it’s partnership with The Grass Foundation to offer the Robert S. Morison Fellowship for the training of academic clinician scientists in epilepsy. This two-year post-doctoral fellowship will be awarded to a promising young investigator possessing an M.D, degree who intends to continue training in basic science in an epilepsy research laboratory. The fellowship was created in honor of the contributions of Dr. Morison, one of the founding Trustees of The Grass Foundation. Albert and Ellen Grass started The Grass Foundation in the 1950s and have made many contributions to the scientific and social aspects of epilepsy.