The A-T Children's Project regularly places advertisements in prestigious medical and scientific journals such as Science, Nature, Neuron and Cell to announce the availability of competitive awards for basic research grants related to ataxia-telangiectasia. One- and two-year projects are funded up to a maximum total direct cost of $75,000 per year. No administrative overhead or fixed costs are supported.

In giving these grant awards, the Project strives to assist respected scientists in developing a clearer understanding of ataxia-telangiectasia. We are determined to find a timely cure, or life-improving treatments, for this serious disease.

Scientific excellence and relevance to A-T are the paramount criteria used to select supported research projects. Junior investigators, scientists in related disciplines, and individuals with innovative new ideas for A-T research are particularly encouraged to apply for grants, as are laboratories and teams working together from industry as well as teaching universities. Grant award decisions are made through a careful and detailed, two-tiered, peer-review selection process. Grants are reviewed and awarded rapidly so that we are usually able to provide a grant decision within 30 days after receiving a complete proposal from an investigator.