Funding Calls
Following our two funding calls, April 2023 and June 2024 we have successfully awarded 8 innovative multi-disciplinary projects thus far of £50,000 each, with a maximum duration of 1 year. These calls were advertised initially via; our website, to members directly and through outreach avenues. Each call received a good number of strong applications.
Applicants applied with proposed innovative studies that focused on neurotechnologies for infants and children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Applicants were specifically asked to demonstrate proof of concept of innovative ideas that may then underpin and strengthen subsequent larger grant applications.
The remit of this Request for Applications also includes project proposals that address one or more the core themes of Respect 4 Neurodevelopment: Responsible, Reliable, Scalable and Personalisation of neurotechnology for neurodevelopmental populations. Multi-disciplinary collaborations were also encouraged and an important component within these project proposals, along with involvement of those with lived experiences of neurodiversity.
In our 2nd round of funding calls, in April 2024, we gave particular priority to applications that demonstrated Ethical and Responsibility concepts. One of the critical pillars of the network is to ensure that neurotechnologies are ethical, desired, acceptable, and user friendly for neurodivergent children and families. Priority was also given to applications that spoke to underserved communities.
Dr Julia Foecker, University of Lincoln
W.I.S.E Wheel-Chair Integrated Sensory Education
Borja Blanco, University of Cambridge
The Effect of Early Adversity on Neurodevelopment: Defining a Biological Poverty Line through Social Brain Fingerprinting
Dr Teresa Del Bianco, London Metropolitan University
Through Their Eyes: Empowering Neurodivergent Perspectives with Eye-Tracking
Dr Jannath Begum Ali, Birkbeck, University of London
Sleepystaars: Measuring sleep in infants enriched for autism