New Funding Opportunity: EMF Neuroscience Scholar Award Program

Overview

Candidates for either the New or Senior Scholar in Neuroscience award will apply by first submitting a brief letter of intent. Those candidates in the first three (3) years of an independent research career will be considered eligible for a New Scholar award and will be evaluated separately. All other applicants are eligible for the Senior Scholar award (independent of faculty rank or tenure status). For the 2013 competition, candidates must hold regular full time appointments (tenure or non-tenure) on the faculty of the sponsoring institution by June 15, 2013. Each New Scholar award will be made for up to $100,000 per year, total costs, for a four year period. Senior Scholar awards will be made for up to $150,000 direct costs per year, plus full indirect costs at the institution's NIH negotiated rate, for up to four years. Funding for years two, three and four is contingent upon submission of an acceptable progress report. Note that a budget is not required at the letter of intent stage, but will be requested of those candidates that are invited to submit a full proposal following the initial review.

The following file may be downloaded and used as a guide to prepare your letter of intent. Instructions for the 2013 Neuroscience Scholar Letter of Intent

You must complete the Neuroscience Scholar Letter of Intent ONLINE at:
http://www.cybergrants.com/emf/neuro_loi.

The deadline for online submission of the New or Senior Scholar Letter of Intent is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 21, 2013

Those invited to submit a full application on the basis of their Letter of Intent will be notified of their selection and provided with application instructions in August, 2013. The Senior Scholar full applications will be due in late September, 2013.

Neuroscience Scholar awardees will be notified in early November, 2013.

The earliest possible start date of the award is dependent on completion of the award agreement with the grantee institution.

Eligibility

For the 2013 application cycle, any investigator employed by a US-based 501(c)(3) institution, college or university is eligible to submit a letter of intent. The program will support collaborations with non-US researchers when appropriate for the goals of the project. To be considered eligible for the New Scholar award, applicants must have been in such an appointment, whether at the sponsoring institution or other institution(s), for no more than three years as of November 15, 2013, i.e. the first appointment having been made no earlier than November 15, 2010. Time spent in clinical internships, post-doctoral training, residencies, or in work toward board certification does not count as part of the three-year limit.

Evaluation

Evaluation will be performed by the Foundation’s Neuroscience Initial Review Group and the Scientific Advisory Board. Applicants for the Senior Scholar in Neuroscience Award are expected to furnish evidence of substantial prior scientific creativity and productivity, not necessarily targeted to Aggression research heretofore. Applicants for the New Scholar in Neuroscience award are expected to demonstrate great promise as potential leaders in fundamental Neuroscience research. The Review Group and Scientific Advisory Board will evaluate the applicant’s submission based on scientific contributions to date, the quality of publications, and the importance of the proposed new research to understanding fundamental cognitive and neurobiological mechanisms that influence aggression and related behavior. In the case of New Scholar submissions, reference letters provided by those who know the applicant and his/her work will also be used in the evaluation process. Up to 5 New Scholar and 5 Senior Scholar awards will be made in 2013.