Awards and Scholarships

This award aims to recognize the importance of good practice-based research or comparative effectiveness research (CER) and encourage junior investigators to use studies to improve health systems and services.

The purpose of this grant is to study the effectiveness of neurologic education programs. Three grants, $10,000 each, are to be awarded based on the quality of proposal and merits of the project. The time period for these projects is January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

The intent of this award is to recognize physicians in the early stages of their careers who have made an independent contribution to epilepsy research.

This prestigious award recognizes exceptional clinical neurology educators, who are the lifeblood of neurology, and is reserved for those who have distinguished themselves by devoting their practice to clinical neurology, seeing patients, and teaching clinical neurology.

This award recognizes the importance of good clinical research and encourages junior investigators in clinical studies in ALS.

This award aims to recognize the importance of rigorous clinical research and to encourage junior investigators in clinical studies in Parkinson’s disease.

This award aims to support junior investigators in clinical studies relevant to age-related cognitive decline and memory loss.

This award aims to support junior investigators engaged in clinical research focused on ALS, ALS-FTD, PLS, PMA, and HSP.

This two-year award supports clinical research training in the field of epilepsy. It is hoped that this program, targeting fellows and new faculty, will foster the development of investigators interested in pursuing careers in patient-oriented research.

This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage junior investigators in clinical studies in ALS.

This award recognizes early career investigators who have made significant contributions to movement disorders research. The award is named for Dr. Jon Stolk, a driving force in the drug development field for Parkinson's disease.

This prize is awarded to emerging neurologists who have a strong interest in, and have demonstrated a passion for, learning and expanding the field of stroke research.

This award seeks to stimulate interest in the field of neurology as an exciting and challenging profession by offering highly competitive awards for the best essay in neurology.

This prize is meant for graduating medical students who have promising career potential in neurology as seen by their institution's faculty and residents.

This award recognizes an individual for outstanding work in the field of neuropathic pain for either a single contribution or for lifetime achievement.

This program is for 4th-year AAN member US medical students planning a neurology rotation at an LCME/AOA-approved US medical school or the National Institute of Health. The program provides medical students enrolled in an MD or DO program the opportunity to augment their education and training by pa

Designed for neurology residents who are interested in a career as clinician-scientists. This award is intended to be a springboard into the AAN's Research Program or other programs focused on early-career investigators.

This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage young investigators in clinical studies related to myasthenia gravis.

Designed for up to 15 medical students with limited research experience relevant to clinical or neuroscience fields who have a supporting preceptor and a project with clearly defined goals.

The Changemaker Award is for an AAN member who has made a meaningful contribution within their academic institution by increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the neurology department.