NARSAD Young Investigator Grant

NARSAD Young Investigator Grant The NARSAD Young Investigator Grant provides support for the most promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research. Two year awards up to $60,000, or $30,000 per year are provided to enable promising investigators to either extend research fellowship training or begin careers as independent research faculty. Basic and/or clinical investigators are supported, but research must be relevant to serious brain and behavior disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or child and adolescent mental illnesses. A few NARSAD Young Investigators are selected each year to present at the foundation's annual Scientific Symposium in New York City. NARSAD Young Investigators are also eligible to be selected for the Foundation’s Freedman Prize for Outstanding Basic Research and Klerman Prize for Outstanding Clinical Research. Selection is based upon outstanding research as outlined in the final progress report of the NARSAD Grant project. The NARSAD Young Investigator Grants have proven to be catalytic— our survey shows they have led to subsequent grant funding on average 11 times the original grant amount. Please note that the application deadline for the 2013 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant has been extended to February 28, 2013. Additionally, we are announcing a change to Item 3 of the Grant Requirements for the Young Investigator Grant Application Guidelines. For 2013, you may only apply a...
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