For Researchers

The Migraine Research Foundation is committed to furthering the understanding of the causes and mechanisms of migraine, helping to develop improvements in treatment, and finding the cure. We believe that basic research in migraine is very essential and severely under-funded. MRF is the only organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds to support scientific research into migraine.

Thomas E. Heftler Migraine Research Award

The Migraine Research Foundation and the American Headache Society® announce the 2010 Thomas E. Heftler Migraine Research Award. The $10,000 award will recognize the most innovative research proposal in migraine by a neurology resident or headache medicine fellow in an accredited U.S. program. Both clinical and basic science proposals will be considered. Reviewers will look for innovation, impact, and importance to the field of migraine research.

Read the full announcement here. For the full award description and application click here.

2009 Request For Proposals

MRF's 2009 Request For Proposals is currently closed. If you would like to be notified about upcoming RFPs, please email your contact information to research@migraineresearchfoundation.org.

MRF has announced the 2009 research grant winners. To read more about the winners click here.

We fund basic science research that should eventually translate into clinical advances. Truly important and fundamental clinical research will also be considered for funding. For your reference, please read the 2009 Request For Proposals and grant application.

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We are at the threshold of an explosion in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of migraine, and with the help of MRF, more answers will soon be found.
— Dr. Stephen Silberstein, MRF Medical Advisory Board