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2026 Early Career Scholar Grant

Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation

The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF) is accepting applications for two types of Early Career Scholar awards to support the retention of early career researchers in the DM field.

1. Early Career Scholar – Basic/Translational Science : Supports projects in basic research, translational research, or DM care. Applicants must provide a letter from their chair or clinical chief confirming protected time from teaching.

2. Early Career Scholar – Clinical Research : Supports clinical research projects in DM. Applicants must provide a letter from their chair or clinical chief confirming protected time from clinical duties.

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Eligibility Requirements

Applications are limited to those from academic institutions and/or non-profit research institutes. For-profit organizations are not eligible for this RFA. Applications from non-U.S. academic institutions or non-profit organizations are permitted, as long as they are accredited academic medical centers or research institutes.

The submitting principal investigator must:

• Be employed at an appropriate educational, medical, or other non-profit research institution and be qualified to conduct and supervise a program of original research.

• Have both administrative and financial responsibility for the grant.

• Have access to organizational resources necessary to conduct the proposed research project.

• For the Early Career Scholar- Clinical Research award, the applicant will need to include a letter of commitment from their chair or clinical chief that they will have protected time from clinical service for the study.

• For the Early Career Scholar- Basic/Translational Science award, the applicant will need to include a letter of commitment from their chair or clinical chief that they will have protected time from teaching for the study.

• Successful applicants must hold a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, or equivalent degree. The terminal degree must have been received no more than ten years prior to the time of the award*. If you have completed both residency and a Ph.D., your eligibility is based on when you completed residency, and you must have completed your residency no more than ten years prior to the time of the award*. If you completed a fellowship of any kind after residency, your eligibility is still based on the date you finished residency. *Exceptions to the ten-year limit include any periods of family or medical leave.

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Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation

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Address: 663 Thirteenth Street, Suite 100 Oakland, CA 94612

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