[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-simons-foundation-new-ideas-award-2026":3,"similar-simons-foundation-new-ideas-award-2026":26},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":9,"deadline_note":11,"duration":12,"trl":9,"relevance":9,"why_relevant":9,"early_career":13,"consortium":9,"first_seen":14,"last_updated":9,"update_note":9,"status":15,"stages":16,"call_frequency":17,"next_call_expected":9,"source_url":7,"created_at":18,"updated_at":19,"last_seen_at":18,"eligible_countries":9,"description":20,"seo_summary":21,"recurring_round":13,"canonical_id":4,"links":22},"simons-foundation-new-ideas-award-2026","New Ideas Award","Simons Foundation","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simonsfoundation.org\u002Ffunding\u002Fnew-ideas-request-for-applications-2026\u002F","Up to $300,000 per year",null,516000,"Rolling deadline; LOIs accepted from 29 April 2026","Up to 2 years",false,"2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","open","2-stage: letter of intent (rolling from 29 April 2026) → invited full application (4 weeks to submit)","Annual","2026-10-25T08:04:37.053Z","2026-10-25T08:05:03.690Z","Early-stage, exploratory research testing novel hypotheses in autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD or equivalent and a faculty position; no funding to institutions in China or Hong Kong; preliminary data not required but feasibility must be demonstrated.","{\"summary\":\"The Simons Foundation New Ideas Award funds early-stage, exploratory research testing novel hypotheses in autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders, offering up to $300,000 per year for up to two years. It targets faculty-level researchers who want to pursue high-risk ideas without preliminary data, provided they can demonstrate feasibility. 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