Dementia Frontiers Fund
For researchers
A bold, ambitious initiative empowering researchers to tackle the most urgent and complex questions in dementia.
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Dementia Frontiers Fund is a bold, global initiative designed to tackle the most urgent and complex questions in dementia.
This unique funding opportunity supports large-scale, multidisciplinary projects that foster innovation, spark collaboration across borders, and drive paradigm-shifting breakthroughs with the potential to transform lives worldwide.
Meet the Dementia Frontiers Fund teams:
In July 2026, in partnership with Gates Ventures and the Robertson Foundation, five teams were each awarded up to £1.5 million over two years to advance ambitious projects with the potential to drive paradigm shifts in dementia research.
Chosen through a highly competitive process, these teams are pursuing bold ideas with the potential to transform our understanding of dementia.
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The ATLAS Consortium
Decoding the Biological Terrain of Alzheimer’s Progression: Integrating Co-Pathology, Omics, and Systemic Drivers.
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Team EMERALD
Epigenomic Mechanisms of Extreme Resilience and APOE Liability in Dementia.
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Team ALGEBRA
ALGEBRA: Alzheimer’s disease and genomic breakdown in ageing.
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Team NANOPATH
Multi-modal nanoscopic and molecular mapping and modelling of human neurodegenerative disease progression.
