| Source |
Name |
Level |
Amount/Duration |
Comments |
| Alzheimer’s
Association
www.alz.org
nico.stanculescu@alz.org |
Pilot
Research Grant |
pre/post |
40,000/2yrs |
will
support thesis work
< 10 yrs. research experience |
| AAAS
www.aaas.org |
Public
Policy Fellowship |
post |
48,000/1yr. |
Supports
work in Congress, EPA, FDA, AID, etc. |
| American
Brain Tumor Association
www.abta.org
info@abta.org |
a)
ABTA Fellowship
b) Translational Research
Grant |
post
post |
60,000/2yrs.
50,000/1yr. |
a)
< 30 months research experience or 3 yrs. residency
experience
b) < 5 yrs. post-graduate or post-residency
experience |
| American
Foundation for Aging Research
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/a/agris/afar.htm |
AFAR
Fellowship |
pre |
1,000/semester |
helps
defray tuition/research costs other fellowships
available |
| American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.afsp.org/research/grants.htm |
Research
Fellowship |
post |
22,000/2yrs. |
<
5 yrs. post-graduate experience |
| American
Paralysis Association
www.apacure.com/guide98.html
paralysis@aol.com |
Research
Grant |
post |
50,000/2yrs. |
requires
sponsor |
| American
Suicide Foundation
www.apa.org/science/asf_suicide |
Research
Fellowship |
post |
19,000/2yrs |
<
5yrs. post-graduate experience |
| ALS
Association
www.alsa.org
ruth@alsa-national.org |
Research
Grant |
post |
60,000/3yrs. |
requires
established investigator as PI |
| Anxiety
Disorders Association
www.adaa.org |
Young
Investigator Award |
post |
1,000/1yr. |
<
7Yrs. post-graduate experience |
| Brookdale
Foundation
www.ewol.com/brookdale/bnf.html
|
Leadership
in Aging Fellowship |
post |
60,000/2yrs. |
-
requires mentor
- institution must be selected to submit
- >3 yrs. post-graduate experience |
| Burroughs
Wellcome Fund
www.bwfund.org
info@bwfund.org |
a)
Hitchings-Elion Fellowship
b) Postdoctoral
Fellowship |
post
post |
37-48,000/5yrs
35,000/3yrs. |
a)
requires sponsor
provides 2 years training in the United Kingdom, 1
transitional year and two years as U.S./Canadian faculty
b) not neuroscience specific |
| Cure
Autism Now Foundation
CANrsch@primenet.com |
Young
Investigator Award |
post |
40,000/2yrs. |
requires
sponsor
< 4 yrs. post-graduate experience |
| Dystonia
Medical Research Foundation
www.dystonia-foundation.org |
Menkes/Markham
Fellowship |
post |
50,000/2yrs. |
requires
sponsor |
| Epilepsy
Foundation
www.efa.org
info@efa.org |
a)
Clinical Training Fellowship
b) Research Training
Fellowship |
post
post
|
40,000/2yrs.
40,000/2yrs.
|
a)
must have M.D.
prior to faculty appointment
b) must have M.D. or Ph.D. |
| Glenn
Foundation
www.afar.org/glenn.html |
Glenn/AFAR
Scholarship |
pre |
4,000/3mos. |
supports
3 month research project |
| Grass
Foundation
www.mbl.edu/GRASSFDN
grassfdn@aol.com |
a)
Fellowship in Neuroscience
b) Morison Fellowship
|
pre/post
post |
1350/14wks.
30,000/2yrs. |
a)
summer support at Woods Hole labs
< 5 yrs. post-graduate experience
b) for residents in neurology/neurosurgery |
| Hereditary
Disease Foundation
www.hdfoundation.org
cures@hdfoundation.org |
a)
Milton Wexler Fellowship
b) John J. Wasmuth
Fellowship |
post
post
|
36,000/2yrs.
25-35,000/2yrs.
|
a)
provides $12,000 supply allowance
b) provides $3,000 supply
allowance |
| Hertz
Foundation
www.hertzfndn.org/award.html |
Graduate
Fellowship |
pre |
25,000/5yrs. |
supports
graduate work in computational
neuroscience at specified universities |
| Howard
Hughes Medical Foundation
a)www2.nas.edu/fo/2126.html
infofell@nas.edu
b)www.hhmi.org
fellows@hhmi.org
c) same as b)
|
a) Predoctoral Fellowship
b) Medical Student
Fellowship
c) Fellowship for
Physicians |
pre
pre
post
|
16,000/3yrs.
16,000/1yr
40-60,000/3yrs.
|
a) < 1 yr graduate
training
provides $15,000 education allowance
b) must be enrolled in medical school provides $5,500
research allowance & $5,500
institutional allowance
c) < 10 yrs. post-MD
provides $16,000 research allowance & $13,000
institutional allowance |
| Huntington’s
Disease Society
212-242-1968 |
Research
Fellowship |
post |
35,000/1yr. |
requires
sponsor of America provides research costs |
| International
Association for the Study of Pain
www.halcyon.com/iasp
IASP@locke.hs.washington.edu |
John
J. Bonica Fellowship |
post |
25,000/1yr. |
provides
$3,000 travel award
mentor must be IASP member |
| James
S. McDonnell Foundation
www.jsmf.org/1mcpRFP99.htm
cns@jsmf.org |
McDonnell-Pew
Program |
post |
50,000/3yrs. |
supports
training in cognitive neuroscience |
| Muscular
Dystrophy Association
www.mdausa.org
grants@mdausa.org |
Research
Development Grant |
post |
35,000/3yrs. |
>
18 months post-doctoral training |
| Myasthenia
Gravis Foundation |
Research
Fellowship |
post |
30,000/1yr. |
www.myasthenia.org |
| National
Alliance for Autism Research
www.naar.org
naar@naar.org |
a)NAAR/Bristol-Myers
Squibb Research Fellowship
b) Ciaranello Memorial
Fellowship in Basic Research |
post
post |
60,000/2yrs.
50,000/2yrs. |
a)
supports training of clinical researcher |
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org/research/scholars.html |
Stanley
Scholars Program |
pre |
15,000/1yr. |
supports
part-time/summer work of medical students or
undergraduates |
| National
Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
www.mhsource.com/advocacy/
narsad/yigdlns.html |
NARSAD
Young Investigator Award |
post |
30,000/2yrs. |
supports
advanced fellows |
| National
Downs Syndrome Society
www.ndss.org/research.html
info@ndss.org |
Science
Scholar Award |
post |
35,000/2yrs. |
requires
sponsor |
| National
Multiple Sclerosis Society
www.nmss.org
research@nmss.org |
Postdoctoral
Fellowship |
post |
25-35,000/3yrs. |
requires
mentor
provides $2,500 institutional allowance |
| National
Parkinson Foundation
www.Parkinson.org |
Research
Grant |
post |
40,000/1yr. |
mentor
required |
| National
Research Council
www4.nas.edu |
Postdoctoral
Research Award |
post |
30-46,000/3yrs. |
supports
work at federal labs |
| National
Sleep Foundation
www.sleepfoundation.org |
Pickwick
Fellowship |
post |
35,000/2yrs. |
<
5yrs. post-degree |
| National
Stroke Association
www.stroke.org |
Stroke
Research Fellowship |
post |
30,000/2yrs. |
|
| Neuroscience
Canada Foundation
514-934-8342 |
Training
Award |
pre/post |
16-32,000/? |
pre=>
2 yrs. graduate study
post=< 2 yrs. post-degree
supports training in Canada only |
| Parkinson’s
Disease Foundation
www.parkinsons-foundation.org |
Named
Fellowship |
post |
25,000/2yrs. |
requires
sponsor |
| Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals
www.pfizer.com |
Pfizer
Fellowship |
post |
40,000/3yrs. |
must
have M.D.
not more than 1 yr residency experience |
| PhRMA
Foundation
www.phrmaf.org |
a)
Advanced Predoctoral
b) Fellowship in
Pharmacology |
pre
post
|
12,000/2yrs.
21,500/2yrs.
|
a)
supports thesis research
b) supports research in
pharmacol-morphol. |
| Savoy
Foundation
www.savoy-foundation.ca/english/info.htm
epilepsy@savoy-foundation.ca |
a)
Studentship
b) Research Fellowship |
pre
post |
12-15,000/4yrs
25,000/2yrs. |
a)
available to Canadian citizens OR work conducted in
Canada
supports epilepsy-related research
b) same as a) |
| Spinal
Cord Research Foundation
www.pva.org |
Research
Fellowship |
post |
50,000/2yrs. |
<
4 yrs. post-graduate experience or residency completion |
| Tourette
Syndrome Association
tourette@ix.netcom.com |
Postdoctoral
Fellowship |
post |
15-25,000/2yrs. |
|
| Whitney
Foundation
www.hhwf.org |
Research
Fellowship |
post |
27-31,000/3yrs. |
<
1 yr. post-graduate experience
provides $2,000 research allowance |
