Research Grant Program
The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research has awarded 40 research grants since 2003 through its professionally managed competitive grant process, firmly establishing the FPWR as a reliable and consistent source of private research funding for Prader-Willi syndrome. As the sole organization dedicated to PWS research, the FPWR has energized the field of PWS research by funding innovative studies, working with established and respected PWS researchers, and bringing new and promising researchers into the field. FPWR-funded studies have resulted in more than 20 published articles in the medical literature to date in respected scientific journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, Human Molecular Genetics, Endocrinology, and the International Journal of Molecular Medicine.
Click here for a list of projects funded by the FPWR.
Click here for a list of FPWR-supported publications.
Click here for our Research Blog.
If you are a researcher, click here for information about our grant process.
About FPWR's Grant Program
The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research has a professionally managed grant process that selects projects based on the collaborative input of both scientists and parents. FPWR chooses projects that are both scientifically sound and highly relevant for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome and their families.
FPWR's grant process is managed by a Scientific Advisory Board that has established the following objectives:
- Stimulate research that will address the challenges faced by those with Prader-Willi syndrome
- Support research that directly develops and evaluates new therapeutic approaches to PWS
- Support innovative research that will lead to significant advances in understanding Prader-Willi syndrome
- Support early studies that allow investigators to obtain the necessary data to support further investigation of PWS
- Involve parents in the process of identifying relevant areas of research and selecting the most deserving research proposals
To reach these objectives, FPWR targets the following groups for allocation of research grants, all with the goal of broadening the base of research done on Prader-Willi syndrome:
- New investigators: To help them establish careers in Prader-Willi syndrome research
- Well-established, non-PWS investigators: To help them bring their expertise in relevant areas of research to address the problems associated with PWS
- Established PWS investigators: To help them initiate new lines of PWS research
