International OCD Foundation
OVERVIEW: The International OCD Foundation (IODCF) awards research grants to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatments for OCD and related disorders.
IP TAKE: The International OCD Foundation awards grants to individual scholars and researchers working in the field of OCD and its related disorders. The foundation has separate awards programs for senior and early-career researchers and accepts applications for funding in January and February of each year. Detailed application instructions are provided on the foundation’s website.
PROFILE: Founded in 1986 by a small group of people suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the International OCD Foundation seeks to help people with “OCD and related disorders to live full and productive lives.” The foundation awards grants to improve and increase access to effective treatments, end prejudicial attitudes associated with mental health in general, and foster inclusive communities for those affected by OCD and related disorders.
The International OCD Foundation runs the following grants and awards programs:
The Research Grant program offers grants of up to $50,000 to researchers studying the “nature, causes, and treatment of OCD and related disorders.” IOCDF encourages junior investigators to apply for research grants, as well as senior level researchers generating pilot data needed to obtain future federal funding. Applications for research grants are accepted from in January and February each year.
Innovator Awards are designated for senior researchers and aim to support “research with the potential to revolutionize scientific understanding of OCD, accelerate progress toward new and more effective treatments, and discover ways to prevent OCD from taking hold in the first place.” Recipients of these $300,000 awards must have completed a medical or psychiatric residency or PhD. by September 1 of the year prior to application.
The Michael Jenike Young Investigator Awards are given in the amount of $50,000 and are intended for “early career researchers pursuing projects investigating OCD, BDD, hoarding disorder, or other disorders related to OCD.” This awards program also maintains a “dedicated fund to support research on the role that race, ethnicity, and culture play in OCD and related disorders, including how they influence symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and treatment access.”
Through its three grantmaking programs, this funder makes a total of about $400,000 a year. Its grants are awarded in set amounts by program to individual scholars and researchers. A list of recent grant recipients is available here.
The foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications, usually at the beginning of each year, with submissions due by the end of February. Application guidelines vary by program, with detailed instructions provided on the foundation’s website.
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