Ongoing Funding Opportunities
Spinal Cord Injury Research on the Translational Spectrum
Research to improve understanding and advance the current treatment of acute and chronic spinal cord injury.
Creating Opportunity & Independence
Assistive technology, education, employment, independent living, rehabilitation, and arts, sports and recreation.
Psychosocial Research
Aging, caregiving, employment, health behaviors and fitness, independent living, self-management and technology access.
Neilsen Scholarship Program
Grants for undergraduate and graduate studies to a select group of colleges, universities and community colleges. Applications are accepted by invitation only.
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowships
Funding for clinical training to ensure that a sufficient number of physicians are attracted to the field to meet the needs of patients with spinal cord injury.
WHAT WE FUND
Our portfolios support scientific, charitable and educational organizations conducting spinal cord injury research, training in spinal cord medicine and providing services to assist individuals and families affected by spinal cord injury.
Grants are awarded to qualifying nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
ABOUT US
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation was established in 2002 and is dedicated to funding research, education and
quality of life programs for improving the lives of people affected by spinal cord injury.
In the News
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Full Cost Bright Spot
LOS ANGELES, CA (nff.org) - By Kym Eisner, Executive Director, CHNF - If I were advising a family member or friend, I would always suggest that they save for a rainy day. Yet, often, foundations require grantees to spend all of their money down before they can be...
Unique rehabilitation hospital offers patients their best chance at getting their lives back
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (Deseret.com) - Ohlen Sugihara grew up cliff jumping off the shores of the Big Island of Hawaii. He's no stranger to the dangers of large bodies of water. On July 1, however, he took a ride on a rope swing into the Pineview Reservoir and landed...
Implanted Neural Stem Cell Grafts Show Functionality in Spinal Cord Injuries
SAN DIEGO, CA (UCSan Diego Health) - Using stem cells to restore lost functions due to spinal cord injury (SCI) has long been an ambition of scientist and doctors. Nearly 18,000 people in the United States suffer SCIs each year, with another 294,000 persons living...