DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award
Funds novel, high-risk epilepsy research on post-traumatic epilepsy and associated comorbidities to improve quality of life for Service Members, Veterans, and their care partners.
⚑ FY26: an investigator may be named on only one ERP Idea Development Award application as PI. · Designed for novel research; not intended to extend established lines of work or previously published findings.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: mental_behavioral_health, public_health, national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds basic research; clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds basic research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel research that has the potential to increase understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans and/or their care partners. The work should innovatively challenge existing research paradigms, exhibit high levels of creativity and be a new research direction for the investigator. The IDA is NOT intended to expand or extend previously published findings or continue a line of research already well-established in the Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) laboratory.
Distinctive Features:
•The IDA offers funding for investigators at all career levels.
•**NEW for FY26** An investigator may be named on only one FY26 ERP IDA application as a PI.
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