2006 Research Grants Available

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In case you haven't seen the announcement on the SPF Website, here is part of

it -- go to the website to read the entire article. What an awesome bunch we

are!

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2006 Research Awards

The SPF has budgeted $400,000 for its 2006 Research Grant Program. Grants in

the range of $40,000 - $60,000 per year will be awarded for one and two year

proposals. Proposals on any aspect of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or

primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) will be supported.

Research grants are offered primarily as " seed monies " to assist

investigators with new ideas, those in the early or pilot phase of their

studies, or as

additional support for ongoing investigations with demonstration of need. We

anticipate that studies funded by the SPF will develop into projects that can

successfully attract future funding from other sources. The title of each study

funded by the SPF, the name of the principal investigator, as well as his/her

institution, city and state will be published on our web page, newsletter,

annual report and wherever else the SPF feels is appropriate. Accordingly, each

grant application must include a title understandable to the lay public that

will be used as the SPF wishes. All other parts of the grant application are

considered confidential and will only be released to members of the SPF

Scientific

Advisory Board, its consultants, and the Board of Directors.