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TAA Young Investigator Award

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$150,000

Due: January 10, 2027

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

TAA Young Investigator Award, with an application deadline in January, offers numerous awards of $150000 each.

Description

The Tourette Association of America (TAA) aims to encourage early career researchers to invest their efforts and expertise in increasing our biological understanding of Tourette Syndrome (TS), pursuing clinical research aimed at improving patient care, and developing and testing new therapies. The award is open to post-doctoral fellows, and independent clinical/research faculty members within 5 years of their first independent faculty appointment at the time of pre-proposal application submission. Investigators are required to have an advanced degree such as a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent. Investigators outside the U.S. are welcome to apply. Investigators cannot have received previous early career funding support from the Tourette Association. Applications must include a career development component as well as an independent research project. Pre-Proposals are due on January 10, 2025. Full-Proposals are due on February 10th, 2025. Full-Proposals must be organized in the following order: (1) Cover Page, (2) Bio Sketch, (3) Application, (4) Career development plan, (5) Budget and budget justification, (6) Letter of Recommendation from Mentor. Please visit the award's website for more information.