Parkinson's Disease Foundation - Postdoctoral Fellowships for Clinical Neurologists

For young clinicians who have completed their neurology residency and are seeking clinical research experience, PDF offers the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Clinical Neurologists, two-year awards in the amount of $120,000. This award includes salary support of $55,000 per year.

Similar to the Fellowship for Basic Scientists, an additional research allowance of $5,000 per year may be used at the discretion of the Fellow, with approval of the mentor, to pay for such items as books, training courses, travel costs (up to $2,000) or a computer. There is no provision for the deduction of postdoctoral taxes, institutional overhead or fees. However, if the Fellow submits a written request, $3,000 of the research allowance may be used to defray the cost of health insurance paid by the Fellow.

Eligibility & Restrictions

Applicants seeking a Postdoctoral Fellowship for Neurologists must possess a M.D. or equivalent and be within three years of having completed a residency in neurology at the time the award starts (Monday, June 1). Applicants may not have their own lab  and must identify an individual who will serve as his or her mentor and supervisor of their research. This program is open to both national and international applicants. If awarded, a Clinical Fellow is required to commit 80 percent of his or her effort to the PDF-funded project.

Application Instructions & Deadlines

Applying

The application process at PDF is highly competitive and only five percent of all proposals receive funding. To make the process more efficient for both applicants and reviewers, we have transitioned to a two-step application. An applicant will be asked to initially submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by the specified deadline. If selected by our reviewers, the applicant can proceed and submit a full proposal.

All applications must be submitted online through the PDF website at grants.pdf.org; no paper copies will be accepted. To be considered for funding, an applicant must submit the LOI by the specified deadline.  Applicants who are invited to submit a full proposal will be notified of their status at least six weeks prior to the full application deadline. Please browse current grant deadlines here.

For more information, please visit: http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_funding_fellow and http://www.pdf.org/grant_cycle