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 Simons Foundation's Simons Fellows in Mathematics program aims to enhance the productivity of sabbatical research leaves by extending them to a full academic year. The program encourages applications especially from scientists belonging to underrepresented groups. The award focuses on supporting applicants with significant scientific accomplishments in the past five years and whose work during the leave has the potential for substantial scientific impact. Funding helps replace up to 50% of the Fellow’s salary (to a maximum of $125,000) and provides up to $10,000 for related expenses while imposing conditions to ensure these funds are used appropriately during the sabbatical.