Who funds epilepsy research?

We count 60 funded epilepsy projects, active between 2018 and 2032, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (14 projects), Wellcome (12 projects) and EU · MSCA (11 projects). The median award is $2.1M, across the 52 of 60 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

60

Funders

5

Median award

$2.1M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of epilepsy research

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

Open epilepsy funding calls

No open call mentions epilepsy in our listings today. We add new calls twice a day; create a free account to get an alert when one opens.

Funded epilepsy projects

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

• Understanding the neural mechanisms of anhedonia in epilepsy and its response to epilepsy surgery and neural stimulation
  Wellcome · £1,963,660 · ends 2032
• 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
• The INCLUDE Project Down Syndrome Biorepository (DS-Biorepository)
  NIH · NIA · $5,110,455 · ends 2029
• Assessing ChrOnobiological Rhythms iN health and epilepsy [ACORN] FLF renewal
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £595,590 · ends 2029
• Lysosome-Directed Strategies to Improve the Success of Neural Interfaces
  NSF · ENG · $550,000 · ends 2029
• REVERSE - Prevention of Seizures by Closed-loop wearable in Epilepsy
  UKRI · Innovate UK · £310,338 · ends 2029
• EPSRC-FAPESP Predicting Critical Transitions in Complex Dynamical Networks: Reduction and Learning
  UKRI · EPSRC · £648,144 · ends 2029
• Enabling the early and equitable diagnosis of epilepsy in infants in the community (EPIC)
  UKRI · EPSRC · £2,099,202 · ends 2029
• Optimising deep brain stimulation for treatment of epilepsy: a networks based approach
  UKRI · MRC · ends 2028

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 “epilepsy or seizure”. 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 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.