Opportunities with deadlines
for young investigators

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Amount: $100,000 per year

Award durations: Standard Awards can be up to 3 years. Fellowship Awards can be up to 2 years.

Eligibility: Fellowships are limited to researchers within 5 years of doctoral degree conferral (or end of residency). All other applicants are… 

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BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. domestic as well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The goal of the program is to accelerate our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying… 

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Applicants must meet the definition of an Early Stage Investigator (ESI): a new investigator (defined as a PD/PI who has not completed successfully for a significant NIH independent research award) who is within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10 years of completing… 

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The award will support those in an early stage of their career who may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant, but who propose high impact research and who show promise of being tomorrow's leaders in the field. The Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance Abuse Avenir Award program supports… 

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At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must be in the last two years of their final subspecialty training and within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree; have a valid, active medical license in the country where the research will be conducted; have a mentor in the proposed… 

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The AACR-Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award for Translational Cancer Research provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The purpose of this jointly-supported award is to fund a physician-scientist during the… 

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Must hold an MD, PhD and/or equivalent degree and a full-time faculty position by the start date of the award. Applicants must classify as “early career”: No more than 7 years shall have elapsed following the completion of clinical trainin, or the conferment of PhD and the start date of… 

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The objective of the AGA Research Foundation Research Scholar Award (RSA) is to support early-career investigators working toward independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research (i.e., a minimum of 75 percent… 

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Up to $50,000 for 1 year.
Must have attained an MD or PhD degree
Must have an appointment as a junior faculty member, senior post-doc, or clinical fellow

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The Young Investigator Award was created to encourage young clinical and scientific investigators to pursue a career in the field of Ataxia research. It is our hope that Ataxia research will be invigorated by the work of young, talented individuals supported by this award.

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Maximum Funding: $138,000/year, plus optional student loan repayment ($10K/year)
Support: Project support & PI salary up to $75K (excluding fringe)
Indirect Support: Up to 10% of directs
The deadline for applications will be November 16, 2020 by 5:00pm ET for July 1, 2021 funding.

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Award Term: 2-4 years
Applicant: Any level faculty up to & including Assistant Prof or equivalent, ≤10 years research experience beyond terminal degree
Citizenship: Authorized to work in U.S. or U.S. possessions

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Full time junior faculty members possession a PhD, MD or equivalent are eligible to apply. Applicants must meet the National Institutes of Health (NIH) definition of a "new investigator".

Each award provides $300,000 in total costs. We approve deduction of indirect costs, not exceeding… 

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The award acts as a bridge to ensure promising early career scientists stay in the Parkinson’s research field, helping us solve, treat and end the disease. In today’s funding environment, as young scientists navigate the path from mentored to independent research, they face a “valley… 

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Applicant must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and be appointed at the level of a post-doctoral trainee, or equivalent, within an academic institution.

Applicant should have completed their Ph.D. or clinical training within the past five (5) years.

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This fellowship supports post-doctoral trainees who are currently working on projects with clear relevance to OI, or who have projects that will enable them to develop expertise in OI research. Eligibility:A qualified applicant must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and be appointed at the level of a post-doctoral… 

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Potential candidates will have an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree with career goals focused on ovarian cancer. Clinicians will have completed their residency. Candidates should be at the post-doc/fellow, instructor, research assistant, or assistant professor level with no more than 3-4 years in any… 

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The Rivkin Center is announcing funds for Scientific Scholar Awards to be allocated based on scientific merit. Scientific Scholar Awards are intended to assist promising laboratory and clinical scientists in pursuing a career as an independent investigator in ovarian cancer research. The two-year… 

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To be eligible, applicants must hold an M.D., D.O., Ph.D., or equivalent degree; have completed the clinical portion of his or her training program by the time of award activation; hold a full-time faculty appointment and be within seven years of initial faculty appointment at the time of award activation;… 

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The goal of the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program is to produce the next generation of clinician educators by allowing applicants to improve teaching skills through the acquisition of education tools and by supporting aspiring nephrology educators to conduct a project to advance…