Research

Unique Research Funding Strategy

Cure Alzheimer’s Fund (CAF) takes a venture capital approach to medical research by finding the visionaries in the field, supporting them, focusing on the essentials by establishing a frugal culture and daring to be great. Our research objective is to support the scientists doing the most innovative work that will move knowledge of Alzheimer’s pathology most expeditiously to prevention and cure.

Our research follows a Research Roadmap designed by leading Alzheimer’s researchers who form the CAF Research Consortium. Proposals typically arise from members of the Consortium for their own work or complementary projects with or by others. Proposals are brief, with an emphasis on objectives, proposed outcomes, method and supporting data. They are reviewed by the chair of our Research Consortium and then by members of the Scientific Advisory Board. No scoring rubric is used; rather, questions or concerns are related to the researcher, who then may modify or explain the proposal accordingly. Mid-year and final reports are required. With sufficient reason to continue, some projects may be funded beyond one year. We do not accept unsolicited proposals, nor do we fund indirect costs or overhead at host institutions. Approval usually takes about two weeks, with funds delivered to the host institution within three weeks.