Request for Applications: Autism Science Foundation 2014 Undergraduate Summer Research

Request for Applications: Autism Science Foundation 2014 Undergraduate Summer Research Applications Due: April 18, 2014 Notification of Awards: May, 2014 The Autism Science Foundation invites applications from highly qualified undergraduates interested in pursuing basic and clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders during the summer. The proposed research must be scientifically linked to autism or a closely related field.  Autism Science Foundation will consider all areas of related basic and clinical research including but not limited to: human behavior across the lifespan (language, learning, communication, social function, epilepsy, sleep, self-injurious behavior, catatonia), neurobiology (anatomy, development, neuro-imaging), pharmacology, neuropathology, human genetics, genomics, epigenetics, epigenomics, immunology, molecular and cellular mechanisms, studies employing model organisms and systems, and studies of treatment and service delivery. Awards Autism Science Foundation will make a number of Awards determined by its available financial resources. Research must be conducted in a university-based laboratory or in the field under the supervision of a highly qualified mentor for a period of no less than 8 weeks.  Awards of $3000 will be made directly to the university sponsoring the research.  Of this, the university must pay $2500 directly to the student as a stipend; $500 shall be used for lab expenses and indi...
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