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National Ataxia Foundation -Research Grants

Organisme

The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is committed to funding the best science relevant to hereditary and sporadic types of ataxia in both basic and translational research. Funding for Ataxia-Telangiectasia research proposals will receive a lower priority unless they lend themselves to an overall better understanding of the ataxia disease process.

A Letter of Intent is REQUIRED prior to submitting any research grant applications by the deadlines listed below. Grant Applications submitted that are not preceded by a Letter of Intent, will NOT be reviewed.

• NAF Young Investigator Awards
• NAF Fellowship Awards
• NAF Pioneer SCA Research Award Awards

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NAF Research Grants

Research Grant: One-year seed money grants of up to $15,000 but promising proposals up to a maximum of $30,000 will be considered for early or pilot phases of studies and ongoing investigations.

July 15, 2013 - Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research.

August 15, 2013 - Full application due

NAF Young Investigator Awards

Young Investigator (YI) Award: One-year grants* of $35,000 to encourage young investigators to pursue a career in the field of any form of ataxia research.

Young Investigator (YI-SCA) Award for SCA Research: Four (4) one-year grants of $50,000 will be awarded to encourage young investigators to pursue a career in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) research.

For both Young Investigator award programs, candidates must have attained an MD or PhD degree, and have an appointment as a junior faculty member, senior post-doc or clinical fellow. Individuals at the Associate Professor level are not eligible. Clinicians must have finished their residency no more than five years prior to applying. PhDs must be no more than five years from end of the completion of their post-doc training.

The sponsoring institution must agree in writing to the following provision: the young investigator (MD or PhD) must be free to allocate approximately half time (50%) for ataxia related research.

August 1, 2013 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research

September 3, 2013 - Full application due

Young Investigator (YI) Application (PDF) (MS Word)

Young Investigator (YI-SCA) Award Application (PDF) (MS Word)

NAF Fellowship Awards

Research Post-Doc Fellowship Award: One-year grants* up to $35,000. Applicants should have completed at least one year of post-doctoral training, but not more than two at the time of application, and should have shown a commitment to research in the field of ataxia.

August 15, 2013 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research

September 16, 2013 – Full application due

NAF Pioneer SCA Research Award Awards

Pioneer SCA Translational Research Award: Three (3) one-year grants of $100,000 focusing on research investigations that will facilitate the development of treatments for the Spinocerebellar Ataxias (SCAs) will be awarded.

August 15, 2013 - Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research.

September 16, 2013 - Full application due

Termini oficial

• NAF Research Grants- July 15, 2013 - Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research.
• NAF Young Investigator Awards- August 1, 2013 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research
• NAF Fellowship Awards- August 15, 2013 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research
• NAF Pioneer SCA Research Award Awards August 15, 2013 - Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research.

Termini IISPV

Cal comunicar abans del 15 de juliol de 2013 que es vol participar a la convocatòria, enviant un e-mail a europa@iispv.cat . Termini: 22 de juliol de 2013. L'IISPV gestiona les ajudes dels seus investigadors, no és l'entitat convocant.

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