National MS Society Research Grants
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Annual investigator-initiated grant program tied to the Society's Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap. The page states the Society supports fundamental as well as applied studies, nonclinical or clinical, explicitly including projects in patient management, care and rehabilitation, and values proposals focused on underserved and understudied ethnic and racial MS populations.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No award amount is published on the program page; budget limits are set out in the policies and procedures document released when the cycle opens.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Oct, NovNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual cycle. The page states the opportunity is currently closed and the next cycle is expected to open in Fall 2026, with specific dates posted on the funding opportunity page when the cycle opens. Applications go through the MSGrants system.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Applicant must hold an M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent and be considered eligible by their institution to apply for grant support. Postdoctoral fellows, residents and other trainees or individuals in mentored positions are explicitly ineligible and are directed to the Society's research training programs instead. Proposals must state relevance to at least one research question in the Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- multiple sclerosis · care and rehabilitation · patient management · health disparities · applied research
- Apply at
- https://www.nationalmssociety.org/for-professionals/for-researchers/research-funding-opportunities/grants
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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