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Alzheimer’s Disease Research-Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

BrightFocus Foundation

Postdoctoral fellowship awards are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant’s independent research career.

Award Amount: $200,000
Duration: 2 years

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. 🎯 Direct Relevance to Target Diseases

BrightFocus funds projects focused on:

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Glaucoma and optic nerve degeneration

✅ Predictor: The project must directly contribute to understanding, preventing, or treating these conditions.

2. 👩‍🔬 Support for Early-Career Investigators

Many programs are aimed at postdocs, junior faculty, and new investigators

Strong mentorship and career development plans improve success chances

✅ Predictor: Applicants are early-career researchers with strong mentors and institutional support.

3. 🧪 Novel, High-Risk/High-Reward Research

BrightFocus values innovative, cutting-edge approaches

Projects should generate preliminary data leading to NIH or larger foundation funding

✅ Predictor: The proposal is innovative but feasible within a 1–2 year timeframe.

4. 📚 Alignment with BrightFocus Mission

Proposals must aim to understand mechanisms, identify biomarkers, or develop treatments

Translational potential is highly valued

✅ Predictor: The application clearly connects to improving patient outcomes.

5. 📈 Potential for Impact and Career Advancement

Funded projects often lead to:

Publications in high-impact journals

Follow-on NIH or international grants

✅ Predictor: The applicant shows strong potential for significant contributions to the field.

🧾 BrightFocus Grant Programs

Program	Amount	Audience	Purpose
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Grants	$100k–$300k	Postdocs, junior faculty	Basic or translational AD research
National Glaucoma Research Grants	$100k–$200k	Researchers	Mechanisms, biomarkers, treatments for glaucoma
Macular Degeneration Research Grants	$100k–$300k	Investigators	Research to prevent or treat AMD

📌 Tips for Strong Applications

✅ Provide clear hypotheses and innovative methods
✅ Include letters of mentorship and institutional support (if early-career)
✅ Show how results will lead to future NIH or foundation grants
✅ Emphasize translational relevance to patient care

Specialties

Neurosciences

Eligibility Requirements

• Candidates must hold an MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD or equivalent degree and be within 5 years of degree conferral or end of residency. An additional year of eligibility may be granted for certain circumstances (i.e. maternity leave). Applicants with pending appointments are eligible to apply, but the appointment must be finalized by the start of the award. Candidates must submit a written exception request to BrightFocus and obtain approval before applying

• Applicant may apply for this fellowship before completing their terminal degree, if they have a firm commitment from the laboratory head in which training will take place, and the applicant is the main author of the application

• Fellowship may be performed in a non-profit, governmental, academic research institution, or at a forprofit including start-up and biotech institution

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: BrightFocus Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 22512 Gateway Center Drive Clarksburg, MD 20871

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