Lucidity in Dementia (R21/R33 )

This grant is intended to advance scientific understanding of lucidity in dementia by supporting an initial set of retrospective and/or prospective studies that will lay the groundwork for further research on this topic. Study of lucid episodes in dementia could potentially expand existing paradigms and inform novel approaches for future studies. Greater understanding of lucidity in dementia may also influence families’ and caregivers’ attitudes and behaviors toward patients with dementia, advance understanding of personhood throughout the course of dementia, and address ethical challenges or decisional conflicts among family members or other proxies who witness lucid episodes.

Funding: R21 $275,000 total; R33 $499,999 per year

Duration: R21 1-2 years; R33 up to 4 years. Total cannot exceed 5 years 

Research Authority due date: 23.12.19

LOI (encouraged) due date: 3.1.20

Full proposal due date: 3.2.20