Deadline: 3 February 2025
The Organization for Autism Research is inviting research proposals for its Graduate Research Grant Competition to encourage and support students conducting research pursuant to graduate and post-graduate studies in disciplines related to assessment, intervention and support of autistic learners and their families.
Research Focus Areas
- Through this competition, OAR intends to promote research in the following areas:
- The analysis, evaluation, or comparison of assessment models, treatment models, or service systems
- Applied aspects of early intervention and/or school-based education, behavioral, or communication intervention
- Adult issues such as continuing education, employment, housing models and “later intervention”
- Issues related to family support, social and community integration, and assessment and intervention with challenging behavior
- The efficacy of alternative or augmentative communication systems for autistic individuals across the lifespan
- Applied research that occurs in the in vivo context in which the outcome of intervention is expected to be used
Funding Information
- The maximum grant awards are $2,000.00 for Doctoral or Post-doctoral candidates and $1,000.00 for Master’s candidates.
- OAR will consider making up to 12 awards, for a total of $20,000 in grants.
Eligibility Criteria
- International students and students outside the U.S. are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit OAR.
