DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Faculty Award
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Department of the Army through USAMRAA is offering a federal grant to support the FY26 Epilepsy Research Program’s Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center Faculty Award, focused on developing new investigators in post-traumatic epilepsy research. The award supports intensive mentoring, national networking, collaboration, and career development for faculty researchers joining the virtual center, with a designated Career Guide required. The program emphasizes the applicant’s research and career potential, with applications centered on PTE markers and mechanisms, epidemiological characterization, longitudinal studies, and innovative research tools; clinical trials are not permitted. Approximately $3.2 million is available for about four awards, each up to $800,000 for a maximum three-year period, and the two-step process requires a pre-application by August 3, 2026 and a full application by August 17, 2026, submitted through eBRAP.