The goal of this program is to promote the continued development of newly trained clinician-researchers (MDs or PhDs, or equivalent), or experienced clinician-researchers new to LBD, into world-class LBD investigators through mentorship. The program focuses on the mentorship of young or experienced investigators committed to clinical research in the Lewy body dementia arena by seasoned, established LBD investigators. This award is meant to offer a supplement to support mentorship on an otherwise funded project and is not meant to support the project itself.

While there are several courses and conferences that an early-stage investigator can participate in, there is no substitute for a personal mentor-mentee relationship, in which the mentor can review the mentee’s proposed initiative(s), meet with the mentee’s team, and provide one-on-one, in-person advice.

Under this request for applications, LBDA intends to fund up to four awards.

Full details are available on the Request for Applications.

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Research Project Award supports scientific investigations in areas identified by the LBDA as strategic research priorities and that address unmet needs of people with LBD and their care partners.

Research Priority for this RFA: Understanding the Economic Burden of LBD

The objective of the LBDA Research Project Award for 2025 is to capture the economic impact of LBD in the United States. This includes both 1) impact on people with LBD, care partners, and families, and 2) impact on the healthcare system and community resources compared to age-matched, non-LBD affected families in the United States.

Full details are available on the Request for Applications.