PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH GRANTS

The mission of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation is to improve the quality of life for those living with
spinal cord injury (SCI) and to support scientific exploration for effective therapies and treatments
leading to a cure.
In support of this, the Neilsen Foundation sponsors the following competitive grants processes:
1. Basic-Translational-Clinical Research (two grant cycles each year)
a) Basic-Applied Research, in the United States and/or Canada, that seeks to understand the
biological basis for recovery of function after SCI that will enable the translation of these
findings to a clinical setting; and
b) Translational-Preclinical or Clinical Research, in the United States and/or Canada, that will
develop new, effective treatments for SCI.
2. Quality of Life Programs, in the United States and/or Canada, that support innovative
rehabilitation, recreation and other independent living services for people living with SCI.
3. Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine Fellowships to increase the number of qualified physicians
who are trained specifically in this field. These Fellowships are only offered in the United States.
Please visit the Neilsen Foundation website at www.chnfoundation.org for more information about
these grant programs.


NEW PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE
Taking an integrative and complementary approach to these current funding categories,
in 2013, the Neilsen Foundation is expanding its grant-making portfolio to include funding for
Psychosocial Research.
The purpose of this new initiative is to expand the Neilsen research portfolio to encompass
1) psychological and social factors as important determinants of health, functioning and quality of life
and 2) psychological and social domains as important outcomes for people with SCI. Psychological

2013 Deadlines
February 20, 2013 Letter of Intent (LOI) process opens on proposalCENTRAL
April 15, 2013 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) Completed LOIs due via proposalCENTRAL
Mid-May 2013 LOI results announced via email
July 15, 2013 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) Full Grant Applications (FGA) due via proposalCENTRAL
Mid-January 2014 Grant recipients announced via email
By March 1, 2014 Grant funding disbursed to awarded organizations/institutions