Epilepsy Foundation

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Epilepsy Foundation

Behavioral Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellowships (Postdoctorate/Fellowship)
Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowships (Graduate, Undergraduate/Fellowship)
Epilepsy Foundation Post-doctoral Research Fellowships (Postdoctorate, Professional Development/Grant)
Epilepsy Foundation Pre-doctoral Research Training Fellowships (Graduate/Grant)
Epilepsy Foundation Research Grants (All/Grant)
Epilepsy Foundation Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians (Doctorate, Professional Development/Grant)
Health Sciences Student Fellowships (Doctorate, Graduate/Fellowship)
Partnership for Pediatric Epilepsy Research (Doctorate/Grant)
Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes (Doctorate/Grant)
Targeted Research Initiative for Mood Disorders (Doctorate/Grant)
Targeted Research Initiative for Seniors (Doctorate/Grant)

8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785
Free: 800-332-1000
URL:http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org

Behavioral Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellowships (Postdoctorate/Fellowship)

Purpose: To finance behavioral researches on the appropriate psychosocial intervention techniques. Focus: Social sciences; Behavioral Sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must be individuals who will receive their doctoral degrees in the field of social sciences by the time the fellowship commences. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $40,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: March 2.

Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowships (Graduate, Undergraduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: To encourage individuals to pursue careers in epilepsy in either the research or practice setting. Focus: Behavioral sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must be in an appropriate undergraduate or graduate program in the behavioral sciences and must have a defined epilepsy-related study or research plan. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $3,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: March 2.

Epilepsy Foundation Post-doctoral Research Fellowships (Postdoctorate, Professional Development/Grant)

Purpose: To develop academic physicians and scientists committed to research related to epilepsy. Focus: Epilepsy; Neuroscience. Qualif.: Applicants must be physicians or PhD neuroscientists. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $40,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: August 29.

Epilepsy Foundation Pre-doctoral Research Training Fellowships (Graduate/Grant)

Purpose: To support in dissertation research related to epilepsy. Focus: Epilepsy; Neuroscience; Physiology; Pharmacology; Psychology; Biochemistry; Genetics; Nursing; Pharmacy. Qualif.: Applicants must be graduate students enrolled in a full-time doctoral (PhD) program with academic focus on Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nursing, or Pharmacy. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on

the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $20,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: August 29.

2871 ■ Epilepsy Foundation Research Grants (All/Grant)

Purpose: To stimulate epilepsy research by providing funds for biological or behavioral researches by young clinical investigators. Focus: Behavioral sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must be conducting a biological or behavioral research that may advance the treatment, understanding and prevention of epilepsy. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $50,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: August 29.

Epilepsy Foundation Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians (Doctorate, Professional Development/Grant)

Purpose: To provide support for study and research by clinically trained professionals. Focus: Epilepsy; Neurology; Internal medicine; Psychiatry. Qualif.: Applicants must be clinically trained professionals (PharmD, Doctor of Nursing); or have an MD or DO and have completed residency training in neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, internal medicine, or psychiatry by the time the fellowship commences. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $50,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: October 1.

Health Sciences Student Fellowships (Doctorate, Graduate/Fellowship)

Purpose: To stimulate individuals to pursue careers in epilepsy in either research or practice settings. Focus: Health sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must be pre-doctoral training students in Health Sciences. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project; relevance of the proposed work to epilepsy; and the applicant's interest in the field of epilepsy.

Funds Avail.: $3,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: March 2.

Partnership for Pediatric Epilepsy Research (Doctorate/Grant)

Purpose: To support innovative investigator-initiated studies on epilepsies that begin in infancy and childhood. Focus: Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must hold a relevant advanced degree (MD or PhD); must have completed all research training; and must be based at corporations and academic/university settings. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $100,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: August 29.

Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes (Doctorate/Grant)

Purpose: To support research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will generate knowledge that will ultimately improve the healthcare of

persons with epilepsy. Focus: Behavioral sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must hold a relevant advanced degree; have completed all research training; and must be based at corporations as well as academic/university settings. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $100,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: March 2.

Targeted Research Initiative for Mood Disorders (Doctorate/Grant)

Purpose: To provide financial support for behavioral researches leading to new insights in the treatment and understanding of epilepsy and mood disorders. Focus: Behavioral sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must hold a relevant advanced degree (MD or PhD); must have completed all research training appropriate to the project proposed; and must be based at corporations as well as academic/university settings. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the quality of the proposed project.

Funds Avail.: $100,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: March 2.

Targeted Research Initiative for Seniors (Doctorate/Grant)

Purpose: To encourage a breakthrough in behavioral science by funding a pilot research in the fundamental knowledge of aging and epilepsy. Focus: Behavioral sciences; Epilepsy. Qualif.: Applicants must hold a relevant advanced degree (MD or PhD); and must have completed all research trainings appropriate to the project proposed. Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the scientific quality of the research plan.

Funds Avail.: $100,000. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website or contact Epilepsy Foundation for more details. Deadline: March 2.