New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Individual Research Grant

About this program

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research (NJCSCR), part of the New Jersey Department of Health, funds Individual Research Grants to support innovative projects aimed at developing interventions and cures for paralysis from spinal cord injury, offering up to $200,000 per year for one- to three-year awards (maximum 10% for indirect costs). Applications are limited to independent investigators at qualifying New Jersey institutions, with encouragement for established scientists transitioning into spinal cord research and for early-career investigators. Proposed projects must address significant questions that advance spinal cord repair, recovery, rehabilitation, or prevention/treatment of secondary conditions; awards are competitive and intended for focused or pilot studies rather than long-term support.