Clinician Scientist Development Awards
The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and the American Academy of Neurology Foundation are pleased to announce a three-year Clinician-Scientist Development Award to support a clinician scientists research related to myasthenia gravis.
AAN Foundation/MGFA Clinician-Scientist Development Award
The award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and encourage young investigators in clinical studies. The three-year award will consist of an annual salary of $75,000, plus a $5,000 per year in educational expenses institutional award. Application deadline has now passed.
Just Announced! AAN Foundation/CMSC John Kurtzke MD, FAAN, Clinician-Scientist Development Award
The American Academy of Neurology Foundation and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers are pleased to announce a new three-year Clinician-Scientist Development Award to support a clinician scientist's research related to multiple sclerosis. The fellowship is supported by the AAN, the AAN Foundation, the CMSC, and donations from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono, Inc., and Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The three year award will consist of an annual salary of $75,000 plus $5,000 in educational expenses, per year. Only direct costs will be funded by this award. Application deadline has now passed.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinician Scientist Development Award
The AAN Foundation is partnering with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a Clinician Scientist Development Award. Read more about this opportunity for young clinicians who are committed to careers in academic medicine with an emphasis on MS clinical research. Deadline to apply for the 2011 NMSS Award is mid August 2010.
Eligibility for MGFA and CMSC Fellowships
- Must be a neurologist interested in an academic career in clinical research.* Applicants must hold an MD, DO, or equivalent clinical degree from an accredited institution, and must be licensed to practice medicine in the United States.
- Applicants must have completed residency training but be less than seven years from completion of residency when funding begins.
- There is no citizenship requirement; however, the individual applying for the award must be licensed to practice medicine in the United States at the time of application.
* Clinical research is defined as "patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurological disease. These areas of research include epidemiologic or behavioral studies, clinical trials, studies of disease mechanisms, the development of new technologies, and health services and outcomes research." Disease-related studies not directly involving humans or human tissue also are encouraged if the primary goal is the development of therapies, diagnostic tests, or other tools to prevent or mitigate neurological disease.
Materials for Application
One complete set of the following application materials must be uploaded at the time of applying in order to complete the application process.
- Letter of nomination from the chair of the Department of Neurology, including assurance that clinical service responsibilities will be restricted to no more than 20 percent of the awardee's time.
- Three-page research plan, including brief statement of aims, background, and the contemplated approaches to methodology and data. The research plan should be written by the applicant and should represent his/her original work. However, the applicant is expected and encouraged to develop this plan based on discussion with the proposed mentor. It is appropriate for the proposed work to be specifically related to the mentor's ongoing research, but not required.
- Current curriculum vitae.
- Two letters of reference supporting the applicant's potential for a clinical academic research career and qualifications for the fellowship. Letters of reference are in addition to the three-page research plan.
- Listing of the applicant's and mentor's current and pending support, other than this fellowship, using NIH format.
- Letter from proposed mentor detailing his/her support of and commitment to the applicant and the proposed research and training plan. The letter should specifically indicate the mentor's role in the development and preparation of the applicant's research plan. Letter should describe:
- How the proposed research fits into the mentor's research program.
- Expertise and experience in the area of research proposed and the nature of the mentor's proposed time commitment to the supervision and training of the applicant.
- Mentor's prior experience in the supervision, training, and successful mentoring of clinician-scientists.
- Potential for applicant's future research career and comparison of applicant amongst other residents.
- More than one mentor is permitted. One mentor should be designated as primary and be responsible for administrative issues.
- Proposed mentor's NIH Biosketch.
- Document describing arrangements for formal course work to include: quantitative clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, study design, data analysis, and ethics.
Documentation must outline:
- Hours and content of the proposed formal instruction
- Availability of tutorial assistance for the research project
- Computer approaches to statistical analysis at the host institution
