Donate to Research

One in two people in the US alone is affected by a neurological disease or disorder. Promising treatments are close—and there’s no time to waste.

The need for neuroscience research has never been more urgent. Countless researchers are working all over the world to find new treatments and cures, but they need your support to keep going. Send crucial dollars right where they’re needed by donating to the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Institute's All for Neurology Research Fund.

Your support will help fund:

  • Promising neuroscience research. We support emerging scientists with bold ideas that could transform patient care.
  • Direct research grants. Your entire donation goes straight to research funding, putting resources directly into researchers' hands.
  • Brain health for all. Help speed up discoveries that improve treatment, care, and outcomes for people everywhere.

Neuroscience research is what makes it possible to prevent, diagnose, treat, and eventually even cure conditions of the brain and nervous system. It also advances our understanding of memory, learning, sleep, mental health, and healthy aging, helping people live healthier lives. 

The AAN Research Program has funded excellence in neuroscience research for more than 30 years—and we need your help to keep the momentum going. Backed by our community of 44,000+ neurologists and neuroscience professionals, we're uniquely able to turn promising ideas into life-changing discoveries.

Benefits of the AAN Research Program

  1. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes to research. With us, your donations go right where they’re needed: funding neuroscience research and facing the pressing challenge of brain disease.
  2. Fundable research shouldn’t go unfunded. Millions of dollars in fundable neuroscience research projects go unfunded every year. We need your help to make sure high-quality research isn’t abandoned.
  3. Your support goes furthest with us. We have direct access to the world’s largest community of neurologists and neuroscience professionals. With our deep clinical expertise and decades of experience, your donation can go right to the projects that need it.
  4. We’re guided by trusted experts. With neurologists leading our Board of Directors, Science Committee, and Research Program Subcommittee, our organization is guided by professionals who understand both the science and the real-world application of research.

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