EFNE Announces The 2026 Grant Contest for Research & Service In Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation New England is pleased to announce the following grant competition and pitch contest to the Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont communities.

Research in Epilepsy: Innovations in Diagnosis or Treatment                           $50,000 (1)

• Extent to which the award will accelerate development of an INNOVATIVE and important product, technology, or therapeutic concept to help people with epilepsy.
• Extent to which the project, if funded, will have the backing necessary to be successfully implemented beyond the EFNE grant funding.
• Qualifications of the principal investigator and team if applicable.
• Scientific merit of the proposed project.

Research in Epilepsy: Innovations to Improve Quality of Life                           $25,000 (2)

• Extent to which the award will accelerate development of an INNOVATIVE and important approach to helping people living with epilepsy.
• Extent to which the project, if funded, will have the backing to be successfully implemented beyond the EFNE grant funding.
• Qualifications of the principal investigator and their team if applicable.
• Scientific merit of the proposed project.

The first step is a Letter of Interest, due December 5, 2025 to @email.  From those, we will invite a subset to submit a full proposal in January 2026.  And from those, a subset will be invited to provide a “pitch” (think “Shark Tank”) to a panel of judges and an audience in March 2026.

We are very grateful to our generous donors who make this 3rd annual competition possible.