Successful Applications to the Scottish Seedcorn Fund for Neurological Research 2021

Posted by: Julie Simpson - Posted on:

CSO is pleased to announce the outcome of the second funding round for the Scottish Seedcorn Fund for Neurological Research.

Jointly funded by the RS Macdonald Charitable Trust and the Chief Scientist Office, the scheme provides up to £15,000 of funding per application for small innovative projects investigating the cause, prevention, treatment and/or management of neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental disorders. To encourage the development of collaborative networks, all projects need to involve at least 2 academic centres.

Following an independent expert review process, 9 projects have been awarded funding. The portfolio of research includes basic science, clinical and qualitative approaches aimed at better understanding conditions including Parkinson’s, Motor Neurone Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease.

The list of funded projects is available here

The Scottish Seedcorn Fund for Neurological Research is administered by the University of St Andrews – both CSO and the RS Macdonald Charitable Trust would like acknowledge the work carried out by the University in this regard.