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Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship (AARF)
The AARF grant program is intended to support exceptional researchers who are engaged in their post-graduate work (i.e. postdoctoral fellows) and before they have their first independent faculty positions (i.e. Assistant Professor) and working in diverse areas of research, including basic, translational, clinical, functional and social-behavioral research. Investigators doing clinically-focused research without clinical practice are encouraged to apply.
This grant is open to U.S. and international researchers.
Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline: September 6, 2023, 5 p.m. EST.
Duration
Up to three years
Funding
Each Fellowship award is limited to $200,000. Component parts of the award include:
- A total of $180,000 (including direct and indirect costs) will be awarded for costs related to the proposed research for up to three years. (Award should be a minimum 2 years. For a 2-year award the total is limited to $140,000 with direct and indirect costs). Requests in any given year may not exceed $70,000 (direct and indirect costs). Indirect costs are capped at 10 percent of total direct costs and are inclusive of indirect costs for the implementing institution as well as any to subcontracts.
- A total of $7,500 over a three-year period may be requested for travel purposes and is not to exceed $5,000 in any given year. If you request the full $7,500 towards just two years of travel and are requesting a three year award you will not be able to request travel funds for one of those years. Note: A portion must be allocated to support registration and travel to the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). AAIC attendance is a condition of the award.
- The remaining funds are two $10,000 research stipends ($10,000 to the applicant and $10,000 to the primary mentor), which are not guaranteed and are awarded only upon successful completion of the award. Successful completion of the award includes, but is not limited to, successfully achieving project aims and accomplishing all of the Fellowship benchmarks. These research stipends are to be applied to sustaining ongoing research in the Alzheimer’s field and will be paid to the applicant‘s and mentor‘s respective institutions at the time of release.
The Principal Investigator must commit to a 50% research effort each funding year. Note this is minimum time committed to research; and not necessary time to this project or equivalent to salary % allocated.
Eligibility
- Applications will be accepted from postdoctoral fellows (or an equivalent level position) with full-time positions at their respective academic institution and less than 13 years of research experience after receipt of their doctorate (Ph.D.) or terminal degree.
- If the applicant is promoted to faculty during the application process, the applicant may continue to proceed with the AARF program.
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