LOIs for Ataxia Research

The National Ataxia Foundation offers grants in three areas: 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. Applicants for seed-money grants need to be faculty members. July 16, 2018 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research. August 15, 2018 – 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. For 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, 2018 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your research and the name of your mentor September 4, 2018 – Full application due 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, 2018 – Date the Letter of Intent is due with a ½ to one-page abstract with specific aims of your researchand the name of your mentor September 17, 2018 – Full application due