Applications for the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Scholar Award are due January 15, 2024.
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To this end, the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience invites applications for the 2024 McKnight Scholar Awards.
Objectif
Les prix McKnight Scholar sont décernés à de jeunes scientifiques exceptionnels qui en sont aux premiers stades de la création d'un laboratoire indépendant et d'une carrière de recherche. Le but du programme est de favoriser l'engagement de ces scientifiques dans des carrières de recherche qui auront un impact important sur l'étude du cerveau. Le programme vise à soutenir les scientifiques engagés dans le mentorat des neuroscientifiques issus de groupes sous-représentés à tous les niveaux de formation. Les candidats au McKnight Scholar Award doivent démontrer leur capacité à résoudre des problèmes importants en neurosciences, ce qui peut inclure la traduction de la recherche fondamentale en pratique clinique. Ils doivent démontrer leur engagement envers un environnement de laboratoire équitable et inclusif.
Admissibilité
Applicants for the McKnight Scholar Award must be independent investigators at not-for-profit research institutions in the United States and must hold a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor and must have served at that rank for less than five years at the application deadline (exceptions made be made for parental leave). Individuals holding other titles such as Instructor, Research Assistant Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, or Instructor are not eligible. If the host institution does not use professorial titles, a letter from a senior institutional official (e.g. Dean or Director of Research) must confirm that the applicant controls their own dedicated institutional resources, laboratory space, and/or facilities. We seek to enhance geographic, gender, and racial diversity in neuroscience, and we encourage women and members of communities of color to apply. Applicants may not apply in more than two rounds of competition, have already been granted tenure, or hold another award from the McKnight Endowment Fund.
Please note that from 2024 Forward, the period of eligibility for Scholar Awards has been extended to five years.
Candidature et sélection
Pour accéder à l'application et aux lignes directrices via notre portail en ligne, cliquez ici. A review committee will evaluate applications and invite a select few to interview with the committee. Applicants selected will be notified by early April 2024. The interviews are scheduled for May 3 and 4, 2024 and will be conducted remotely. The committee will then recommend candidates to the Board of Directors of the Endowment Fund for final decision. Awards will be announced by late June 2024. Each Scholar will receive $75,000 annually in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Funds may be used in any way that will facilitate development of the Scholar’s research program, but not for indirect costs.
Veuillez visiter Le site de McKnight for more detailed information and contact Joel Krogstad at jkrogstad@mcknight.org avec des questions.
Watch our Vidéo de présentation de l'application to get tips on submitting a competitive application from Leslie Vosshall, Ph.D.
