Predoctoral Research Fellowships

Fellowships to USA Predoctoral Students
for Mentor-Guided Research on Epilepsy

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American Epilepsy Society (AES)

Deadline Date:

01/13/21 5:00 PM Eastern Time

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Fellowships of up to $30,000 to USA predoctoral students working on research for their dissertation under the supervision of an expert mentor. Funding is intended to support basic, clinical, and translational epilepsy-related research into the treatment, causes, and consequences of epilepsy, seizures, and related disorders and their treatment.

The fellowship award offers a stipend and/or benefits, supports attendance at the AES annual meeting, as well as one year of complimentary AES membership and registration for the AES annual meeting.

Funding is made for direct expenses of the fellow, including salary, benefits, and AES meeting travel costs only.

For a definition of basic, translational, and clinical research types, see https://www.aesnet.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/Predoc%20guidelines%202020-9-1.pdf#page=9.

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GrantWatch ID#: 162832

Estimated Size of Grant:

The fellowship award offers up to $30,000 with $29,000 for stipend and and/or benefits, $1,000 to support attendance at the AES annual meeting, one year of complimentary AES membership, and registration for the AES annual meeting.

Term of Contract:

July 1, 2021: Earliest award start date. (Applicants may request a delay in the start date of up to 3 months.)

Successful applicants receive funding over a twelve-month period of the award.

Travel must be conducted during the funding period.

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must:

1. Be matriculating in a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program in a field relevant to epilepsy research.
2. Have a defined research plan and access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed project.
3. Have a qualified mentor(s) with expertise to supervise and provide guidance on the specific aspects of epilepsy related research targeted in the proposal. The mentor must not also be serving as the primary mentor for any other applications for early career grants to AES and must not be submitting a Junior Investigator Research Award.
4. Have not previously been awarded an AES Predoctoral Fellowship.

In addition:

5. U.S. citizenship is not required; however, all research must be conducted in the U.S.
6. Applications are encouraged from women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.

Payment is made to the institution for direct expense of the fellow (salary and benefits) and AES meeting travel costs ONLY; no indirect costs are provided.

Pre-Application Information:

Full proposals: Due by January 13, 2021 at 5:00pm Eastern Time

Application Deadlines and Award Dates:
- September 2020: Application submission opens through proposalCENTRAL
- January 13, 2021: Full proposals due
- May 2021: Award notifications sent out
- July 1, 2021: Earliest award start date. May be delayed up to three months.

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL. Applicants who do not yet have an account with proposalCENTRAL will need to register as a new user and provide the requested professional profile information before proceeding.

If you have questions on eligibility, contact staff via email before preparing your application.

Quarterly payments are made to the institution for direct expense of the fellow.

Prior unfunded applicants may reapply, but all applications will be treated as new submissions.

Only one application may be submitted from a given laboratory to the AES early career grant programs.

More than one application may be submitted from a single institution, but final funding decisions will take into account a preference to limit multiple awards to one institution.

The American Epilepsy Society will offer supplementary training grants up to $4,000 for a limited number of awardees of AES early career funding programs. These awards are intended to supplement an AES or AES/partner early career research grant to enable a promising early career researcher to take advantage of additional training opportunities available outside of his/her institution, such as training workshops in research methodology or high-quality research conferences. For further information and eligibility criteria, see https://www.aesnet.org/research/travel_awards_r-t.

Supplementation of the stipend with other grants or by the fellowship institution is permissible, but fellows may not accept other fellowships or similar awards during the AES Fellowship. Exceptions may be considered. If similar awards are obtained during the review or tenure of the AES Fellowship, the applicant/recipient must inform AES in writing so that a decision can be made about continuation of the award.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Online application portal: https://proposalcentral.com/

For technical difficulties with proposalCENTRAL, please contact their help desk at pcsupport@altum.com or
1-800-875-2562 (toll-free US & Canada).

For questions about your application, eligibility, or the review process, contact Jennifer Brummet at grants@aesnet.org.

URL for Full Text (RFP):

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