ວິທີການສະຫມັກ

Changes to Application for 2027

In our new grantmaking system, applicants will need to submit their application first, and then the system will collect your letters of reference with the email addresses that you provide. 

ສະຫນັບສະຫນູນຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກ

If your institution has received one or fewer McKnight awards, you are eligible to request support from a previous McKnight awardee from a different institution to review your application materials prior to submission. Please send any requests to jkrogstad@mcknight.org before October 10, 2026 in order to be paired with a previous awardee. This is designed to help promote a greater diversity of applications from institutions who may have less in-house experience with our awards.

Webinar with Scholar Awards Committee

View a recorded webinar to learn more about the Scholars Program and recommendations for the application process which is due November 3, 2026. The webinar contains advice from three McKnight Scholar Awards Committee members: Dr. Vanessa Ruta (Chair), Dr. Jennifer Raymond, and Dr. Marlene Cohen, as well as previous McKnight awardee, Dr. Abigail Person. This webinar was designed to be inclusive of applicants and development staff who have little to no prior knowledge of the Scholars program. The committee is especially interested in the addition of applications from institutions who have never received a McKnight award, as well as applicants underrepresented in the neuroscience field and neuroscientists committed to creating equitable lab environments as well as developing outreach programs aimed at changing the landscape of science. Webinar was recorded August 27, 2026.

ການຍອມຮັບ

ຜູ້ສະຫມັກສໍາລັບລາງວັນ McKnight Scholar ຕ້ອງເປັນຜູ້ສືບສວນເອກະລາດຢູ່ໃນສະຖາບັນການຄົ້ນຄວ້າທີ່ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກໍາໄລໃນສະຫະລັດ; ຕ້ອງມີຕໍາແໜ່ງຄະນະວິຊາຢູ່ໃນຕໍາແໜ່ງຂອງຜູ້ຊ່ວຍສາດສະດາຈານ (ຫຼືທຽບເທົ່າ, ເບິ່ງຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້) ແລະຕ້ອງໄດ້ຮັບຕໍາແໜ່ງງານນັ້ນໜ້ອຍກວ່າຫ້າປີ ໃນຊ່ວງເວລາທີ່ກຳນົດເວລາສະໝັກ (ຂໍ້ຍົກເວັ້ນອາດມີການລາພັກຄອບຄົວ). For this year’s round, that means that the applicant must not have started serving in the rank of Assistant Professor any earlier than December 1, 2021. ຂອບເຂດຈໍາກັດຫ້າປີແມ່ນສະສົມ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ຖ້າຜູ້ສະຫມັກໄດ້ຮັບຫນ້າທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ຊ່ວຍອາຈານຢູ່ໃນຫຼາຍກ່ວາຫນຶ່ງສະຖາບັນ, ໂມງເລີ່ມຕົ້ນໃນເວລາຂອງຕໍາແຫນ່ງທໍາອິດເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າບໍ່ແມ່ນບ່ອນທີ່ຜູ້ສະຫມັກກໍາລັງຮັບໃຊ້ຢູ່. ຜູ້ສະ ໝັກ ຕ້ອງຖືການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງຢ່າງເປັນທາງການເປັນຜູ້ຊ່ວຍສາດສະດາຈານ (ຫຼືທຽບເທົ່າ) ໃນມື້ທີ່ຍື່ນສະ ໝັກ ຈຶ່ງມີສິດໄດ້ຮັບ.

ບຸກຄົນທີ່ຖືຕໍາແໜ່ງອື່ນໃນຕໍາແໜ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນການຄອບຄອງເຊັ່ນ: ຄູສອນ, ອາຈານສອນ, ຜູ້ຊ່ວຍວິໄຈ, ອາຈານສອນເສີມ, ຫຼືຄູສອນແມ່ນບໍ່ມີສິດ. ຖ້າສະຖາບັນການເປັນເຈົ້າພາບບໍ່ໄດ້ໃຊ້ຫົວຂໍ້ຂອງສາດສະດາຈານ, ຈົດຫມາຍຈາກເຈົ້າຫນ້າທີ່ຂອງສະຖາບັນອາວຸໂສ (ເຊັ່ນ: ຄະນະບໍດີຫຼືຜູ້ອໍານວຍການຄົ້ນຄ້ວາ) ຕ້ອງຢືນຢັນວ່າຜູ້ສະຫມັກຄວບຄຸມຊັບພະຍາກອນສະຖາບັນ, ພື້ນທີ່ຫ້ອງທົດລອງ, ແລະ / ຫຼືສິ່ງອໍານວຍຄວາມສະດວກຂອງຕົນເອງ. ກະລຸນາສົ່ງຈົດໝາຍສະບັບນີ້ພ້ອມກັບເອກະສານການສະໝັກຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້, ແລະສົ່ງອີເມລ໌ jkrogstad@mcknight.org ເພື່ອແຈ້ງຈົດໝາຍລ່ວງໜ້າ. ພວກເຮົາພະຍາຍາມເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍທາງດ້ານພູມສາດ, ເພດ, ແລະຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍທາງດ້ານເຊື້ອຊາດ, ແລະພວກເຮົາຊຸກຍູ້ໃຫ້ແມ່ຍິງ, ສະມາຊິກຂອງຊຸມຊົນທີ່ມີສີສັນ, ແລະຄະນະວິຊາໃນສະຖາບັນທີ່ບໍ່ເຄີຍໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນ McKnight ມາກ່ອນ.  

Applicants to the Scholar Award may not apply in more than two rounds of competition, have already been granted tenure, or hold another award from the McKnight Endowment Fund. A candidate may not apply for both Scholar and Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award during the same funding cycle.  

ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ຈໍາກັດກ່ຽວກັບຈໍານວນຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກທີ່ພວກເຮົາສາມາດໄດ້ຮັບຈາກສະຖາບັນດຽວກັນໃນຮອບການສະຫນອງທຶນດຽວກັນ, ແລະໃນຂະນະທີ່ພວກເຮົາພະຍາຍາມເພື່ອຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍຂອງສະຖາບັນ, ຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນ Scholar ຫຼາຍຈາກສະຖາບັນດຽວກັນສາມາດໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນໃນໄລຍະເວລາດຽວກັນ. 

ຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກ

The application process is completely online, and the portal will open for submission by early August 2026.    

Applications are due by no later than Tuesday November 3, 2026, at 5 PM Central. 

ເພື່ອສະຫມັກ, ຜູ້ສືບສວນຕົ້ນຕໍຈະຕ້ອງປະຕິບັດຕາມຂັ້ນຕອນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ເມື່ອປະຕູເປີດ: 

• ຕັ້ງຊື່ຜູ້ໃຊ້ແລະລະຫັດຜ່ານໂດຍໃຊ້ລິ້ງ“ Start Application” ຕັ້ງຢູ່ແຖບເບື້ອງຂວາ. (ກະລຸນາຮັກສາຊື່ຜູ້ໃຊ້ ແລະລະຫັດຜ່ານຂອງທ່ານເພື່ອໃຊ້ໃນອະນາຄົດ.) 

• Below are main application components that you will need to upload within the portal:

1. 1. The ຂໍ້ສະເໜີ should be introduced with an abstract of 200 words or less, followed by a detailed statement of plans. The proposed work need not present a totally new line of research but should represent one of your lab’s most innovative and impactful directions. Successful proposals clearly communicate a vision of how success would advance our understanding of the brain, delineate clear hypotheses and consider alternative outcomes. Proposals are often most compelling when they are ambitious yet grounded in the applicant’s prior work or preliminary data and prioritize transformative potential over whether the full vision can be completed within the award’s time or budget. The proposal (abstract, narrative and figures, but not referenced literature) must not exceed four numbered single-spaced pages in 12-point font with 1-inch margins.
   2. ຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍ & ຖະແຫຼງການລວມ. A defining principle of the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is to foster community and support mentorship. Submit a half-page narrative with the same formatting guidelines as the proposal describing how you are addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science beyond the confines of your lab. Keep the focus on personal experience and specific actions you have taken, and not just philosophy or planned activities.
   3. ຊີວະປະຫວັດຫຍໍ້. Please ensure it includes the following: header with applicant’s name, current position title, current institution/department, ORCID ID (if available), website (if available); listing of education and training (degree, institution, dates, advisor/mentor); Professional Experience and Scientific Appointments (title, institution, dates); Honors and Awards; Teaching Mentoring and Service; and a full bibliography as space allows. The CV should not exceed five pages.
   4. List of other support ລວມທັງຊັບພະຍາກອນທັງຫມົດ (ທັງການສະຫນັບສະຫນູນການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນແລະການສະຫນອງທຶນພາຍນອກ) ທີ່ມີຢູ່ໃນການສະຫນັບສະຫນູນການຄົ້ນຄວ້າຂອງພວກເຂົາ. ກະລຸນາໃສ່ຈໍານວນສໍາລັບແຕ່ລະລາງວັນທີ່ລະບຸໄວ້, ຕົວຢ່າງ, R01, $100,000 ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍໂດຍກົງປະຈໍາປີ, ຊື່ໂຄງການ. ທ່ານບໍ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງຂຽນບົດສະເຫນີທີ່ກໍາລັງພິຈາລະນາທີ່ຍັງບໍ່ທັນໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນ. ລາຍຊື່ການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນການສະຫນອງທຶນໃນຕອນຕົ້ນຂອງເອກະສານແລະຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນປະຕິບັດຕາມຄໍາແນະນໍາ NIH ສໍາລັບການສະຫນອງທຶນຈາກພາຍນອກ. ແຕ່ແຕກຕ່າງຈາກ NIH, ບໍ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງມີລາຍເຊັນ.
   5. Titles and links to 5 recent publicly accessible publications (can include pre-prints e.g. on BioRxiv).

ພວກເຮົາຍັງຕ້ອງການ ສາມອ້າງອີງ from former teachers, mentors, or senior colleagues familiar with the applicant’s work. Once you submit your application, the system will send an email to your references.  Please follow up with your references to confirm that they received the email and that they can submit your letter by the deadline.   Here is sample language you could send to your references:

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Scholar Awards support young applicants embarking on an independent research career in neuroscience. We would appreciate your candid comments on the applicant’s training and research accomplishments, and on the applicant’s potential as an independent investigator in neuroscience. We also welcome comments on the applicant’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in neuroscience. There is no specific format for the letter. The letter will be submitted directly to McKnight through the link that you will receive upon application submission. Your comments will be seen by the McKnight Scholar Awards Review Committee and will otherwise be held in confidence. You will need to submit your letter by no later than November 24, 2026.

ບໍ່ມີງົບປະມານທີ່ຕ້ອງການໃນການຍື່ນຄໍາຮ້ອງ. ຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບລາງວັນຈະຕ້ອງສົ່ງບົດລາຍງານທາງດ້ານການເງິນແລະວິທະຍາສາດປະຈໍາປີໃຫ້ McKnight ສໍາລັບການຈ່າຍເງິນທີສອງແລະທີສາມ. ລາຍການງົບປະມານທີ່ອະນຸຍາດລວມມີເງິນເດືອນ ແລະຜົນປະໂຫຍດທີ່ເປັນຂອບ (ລວມທັງພະນັກງານສືບສວນຕົ້ນຕໍ), ຄ່າຮຽນ, ອຸປະກອນ, ເຄື່ອງໃຊ້, ຄ່າສັດ, ຄ່າບໍລິການດ້ານວິຊາການ, ແລະອື່ນໆ. ກອງທຶນບໍ່ສາມາດຖືກໃຊ້ສໍາລັບຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍທາງອ້ອມ. 

ຂະບວນການຄັດເລືອກ

The ຄະນະກໍາມະການທົບທວນ McKnight Scholar Awardsຈະ​ປະ​ເມີນ​ຄໍາ​ຮ້ອງ​ສະ​ຫມັກ​ ແລະເຊີນຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮອບສຸດທ້າຍປະມານ 20 ຄົນ ການສໍາພາດກັບ ຄະນະກໍາມະການ. ຜູ້ສະໝັກທີ່ຖືກເຊີນໄປສໍາພາດຈະໄດ້ຮັບການແຈ້ງເຕືອນ in March 2027. The interviews ຈະເປັນ ກຳນົດ ບໍ່ດົນຫລັງຈາກນັ້ນ 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 start June 1, 2027. 

ຄໍາຖາມ?

ອີເມວ: Joel Krogstad, ຜູ້ຈັດການໂຄງການ, McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience