Who funds autism research?

We count 71 funded autism projects, active between 2018 and 2033, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (17 projects), Wellcome (14 projects) and NIH · Office of the Director (11 projects). The median award is $2.1M, across the 64 of 71 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

71

Funders

5

Median award

$2.1M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of autism research

Projects whose title or summary mentions autism. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open autism funding calls

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Forecast: announced, not open yet

2 forecast calls on autism. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastAutism Centers of Excellence R01
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open July 1, 2026
• ForecastAutism Centers of Excellence P50
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open July 1, 2026

Funded autism projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Visual selection through learning and attention in visual and parietal cortex for decision-making and action
  Wellcome · £1,759,243 · ends 2033
• Transforming neurodevelopmental disorders using multi scale imaging and genomics
  Wellcome · £2,680,074 · ends 2032
• Investigating the roles of R-loops and mutations in the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders
  Wellcome · £1,834,521 · ends 2031
• Duke Conte Center for Basic Neuroscience on Kinase Signaling in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  NIH · NIMH · $3,068,480 · ends 2031
• SCH: Collaborative Research: Rehabilitation Evaluation of Neurologic Motor Disorders using Wearable Sensors
  NSF · ENG · $499,999 · ends 2030
• HCC: NSF-BSF: Social Tabletop Robots as Mediating Agents for Parent-Child Understanding in Autism Play Interactions
  NSF · CISE · $800,000 · ends 2030
• Moderate effect size genes in autism spectrum disorder
  NIH · NIMH · $3,252,932 · ends 2030
• HCC: Designing Technologies to Facilitate Independent Abuse Reporting for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  NSF · CISE · $470,000 · ends 2029
• The INCLUDE Project Down Syndrome Biorepository (DS-Biorepository)
  NIH · NIA · $5,110,455 · ends 2029
• VIVID AI (Visualize, Implement, & Validate Intelligent Designs with AI): A Co-Designed Maker Experience Connecting Neurodiverse Middle School Learners to AI-Enabled STEM Pathways
  NSF · EDU · $1,492,109 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “autism”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 29, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.