Funding for Established Investigators

Research and Training Workshop grants support scientific conferences and workshops that address timely and important topics in epilepsy research.

Awards are typically in the range of $10,000 to $20,000 and are intended to provide partial support for the conference.

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AES funding may be used for speakers’ transportation and lodging, participation by junior investigators and trainees, the publication of proceedings, and other direct costs, but may not be used for indirect costs.

Applications for workshop funding are reviewed by the AES Research and Training Council, and the number and amount of awards made each year are contingent upon available funds. 

Preference will be given to workshops that include AES members as participants or attendees, that describe plans to support and encourage the participation of trainees and junior investigators, and that allow open attendance rather than participation by invitation only. 

Applications for workshops held outside the United States are generally expected to use AES funds to support participants from the United States, to the extent appropriate and feasible.

AES Seed Grants offer funds to help enable established investigators to pursue new and innovative lines of research, collaborations, and/or research methods to AES Seed Grants offer up to $20,000 to help enable established investigators to pursue new and innovative lines of research, collaborations, and/or research methods.

What types of research are competitive?
Specific fields of research are competitive for funding from our partners, some of whom have offered to fund a grant in full. If a proposal aligns with the priorities of a partner who will fund in full, some eligibility requirements may be waived and the proposals will compete for a separate pool of funding.

Contributing Partners

The Seed Grant Program is made possible by the generosity of AES members. In addition, the following funding partners will consider providing partial support for grants that both align with their research priorities and successfully compete for AES funds. AES is proud to partner with non-profit organizations to leverage resources and make dollars go further in the support of science.

Interested in partnering? Please email grants@aesnet.org