The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) aims to enhance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by supporting high-quality, relevant innovative research. It emphasizes the importance of diversity in the scientific community as a crucial component for advancing autism science.
The Fellows-to-Faculty Award is a new iteration of the previously offered Simons Foundation Independence Awards. The Fellows-to-Faculty Award program aims to identify scientists with extraordinary potential to advance our scientific areas of interest and nurture greater diversity in our scientific community. This award supports talented early career scientists and their research vision as they transition into tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Fellows engage in a lively, interdisciplinary community and participate in scientific and career development activities.