How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation.
Exact deadlines will be posted, along with the most current application guide and contact information, when a specific grant cycle opens. To receive announcements and grant opportunities, subscribe to our listserve using the form in the footer. For specific information about upcoming deadlines within each portfolio, click below. All letters of intent and full grant applications must be submitted online through proposalCENTRAL.
Areas of Funding
Creating Opportunity & Independence
January 4, 2021
Letter of Intent opens for 2021 cycle
February 1, 2021
Letter of Intent closes for 2021 cycle
March 26, 2021
Letter of Intent results announced for 2021 cycle
April 23, 2021
Full Grant Applications due for 2021 cycle
September 15, 2021
Awards announced for 2021 cycle
Psychosocial Research
January 27, 2021
Letter of Intent opens for 2022 cycle
March 3, 2021
Letter of Intent closes for 2022 cycle
May 2021
Letter of Intent results announced for 2022 cycle
July 13, 2021
Full Grant Applications due for 2022 cycle
December 31, 2021
Awards announced for 2022 cycle
Spinal Cord Injury Research on the Translational Spectrum
April 30, 2021
Letter of Intent opens for 2022 cycle
May 31, 2021
Awards announced for 2021 cycle
June 11, 2021
Letter of Intent closes for 2022 cycle
September 30, 2021
Letter of Intent Results announced for 2022 cycle
November 16, 2021
Full Grant Applications due for 2022 cycle
Neilsen Scholarship Program
By Invitation Only.
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowships
By Invitation Only.