FPWR Research Grants

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research is dedicated to fostering and supporting research that will advance the understanding and treatment of PWS.
Priority will be given to the following areas of research, although alternative areas of high scientific merit will also be considered:

• Genotype to phenotype: understanding PWS genetics / how loss of PWS-critical region genes leads to the phenotype
• Neurobiology of hunger / feeding behavior and metabolism in PWS
• Neurobiology of cognition, maladaptive behavior, and mental health in PWS
• Clinical care research: evaluation of existing drugs and interventions to improve the significant clinical concerns in PWS
• Therapeutics development for PWS- Genetic therapies; novel or repurposed pharmaceuticals; and devices

Funding: $150,000 per year
Duration: 18 months

Research Authority due date: 16.8.26

LOI (required) due date: 4.9.26

Full proposal due date: 13.11.26