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Pre-doctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Ataxia Research
This URM Pre-doctoral research fellowship is a competitive, non-renewable, merit-based award intended to enhance research and/or clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists aimed at continuing ataxia basic science, translational science or clinical research towards the goal of serving individuals with ataxia.
This award provides partial support for study and research and may be used to support pre-doctoral students who are pursuing research with an ataxia-relevant theme. Proposals across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research are welcome.
Specialties
Eligibility Requirements
At the time of application, the applicant must:
1. Have a baccalaureate degree or equivalent and be currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program (e.g., PharmD, PsyD, ScD), a formally combined MD/PhD program, or other combined professional/clinical and research doctoral (e.g., DDS/PhD) in the U.S.
2. Have successfully completed their qualifying exams, or equivalent*, in their respective programs by the final grant due date.
3. Be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen U.S. national, U.S. permanent residents, individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, or individual granted Temporary Protected Status.
4. Identify as one or more of the following:
i. An individual from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., including but not limited to Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders. Individuals from racial or ethnic groups not listed here that can be demonstrated convincingly to be underrepresented by the grantee institution are also encouraged to apply.
ii. An individual who identifies as LGBTQIA+.
iii. Individuals with a disability, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
5. Have identified a research project and sponsor, show evidence of high academic performance in the sciences, and a commitment to a career as an independent research scientist, or as an independent physician-scientist or other clinician-scientist (dual-degree training) with a specialized interest in ataxias. The primary sponsor should be an active investigator and be committed both to the candidate’s research training and to direct supervision of his/her/their research.
6. Applicants are only eligible to submit one application per year. Applicants should select the grant program that best suits their current position and proposal.
Sponsor Details
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: National Ataxia Foundation
Address: 600 Highway 169 South, Suite 1725 Minneapolis, MN 55426
Fellowship
Letter Of Intent Deadline:
Sep 06, 2024
Final Deadline:
Dec 02, 2024
Funding Amount:
$50,000
5 awards available.
Host Details
Affiliation: National Ataxia Foundation
Address: 600 Highway 169 South, Suite 1725 Minneapolis, MN 55426
Website URL: https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/
Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.
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