National Ataxia Foundation – Young Investigator Awards
Young Investigator (YI) Award: One-year grants of $35,000 to encourage young investigators to pursue a career in the field of any form of Ataxia research.
Young Investigator-SCA (YI-SCA) Award: One-year grants of $50,000 to encourage young investigators to pursue a career in the field Spinocerebellar ataxia research. Two YI-SCA grants will be awarded.
For Young Investigator award programs, candidates must have attained an MD or PhD degree, and have an appointment as a junior faculty member, senior post-doc or clinical fellow. Individuals at the Associate Professor level are not eligible. Clinicians must have finished their residency no more than five years prior to applying. PhDs must be no more than five years from end of the completion of their post-doc training.
October 1, 2018 – Date the Letter of Intent is due.
November 1, 2018 – Full application due
1 year
$50,000 in Spinocerebellar ataxia research, $35,000 in any other ataxia research
- Candidates must have attained an MD or PhD degree, and have an appointment as a junior faculty member, senior post-doc or clinical fellow.
- Individuals at the Associate Professor level are not eligible.
- Clinicians must have finished their residency no more than five years prior to applying.
- PhDs must be no more than five years from end of the completion of their post-doc training.
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