Research Grants
The Alzheimer Forschung Initiative e.V. awards annual grants for innovative and promising projects investigating Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias.
Research grants are open to both early-career and experienced researchers.
- Funding of up to €200,000 is available for a period of three years.
- Funding is awarded to projects that significantly advance our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias in the fields of basic research, diagnostics, prevention and therapy.
- Applicants must be employed at a German public state university or certain research institution and hold a doctoral degree or higher.
Applications must be submitted via the AIMS application platform.
Dr. Anne Pfitzer-Bilsing
Director of Scientific Affairs
Tel.: 0211 - 86 20 66 14
E-Mail
Schedule - Research Grants
- Call for Application: closed
- Deadline Letter of Intent: closed
- Review by European Scientific Advisory Board: ongoing
- Notification to applicants regarding the request for a full application: May 2026
- Deadline full application: June 17, 1 pm
- Review by European Scientific Advisory Board and external reviewers: June – October 2026
- Notification of grant awards and rejections: November 2026
- Start of the project: January 1, 2027
Downloads
AFI uses an online application system. Applications (letters of intent) for research grants can be submitted there in English from January 2, 2026. (closed)
AFI Application Instructions 2026
1. AIMS User Manual - Registration, Accessibility, and Cookies
2. AIMS User Manual - Navigating AIMS after Logging In
3. AIMS User Manual - Filling out the Letter of Intent Form
4. AIMS User Manual - Filling out the Full Proposal Form
Templates for annual reports will be sent to you via mail by AFI's scientific administration.
