Postdoctoral Fellowships at Parkinson’s Foundation 815 views

The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. Parkinson’s foundation invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Categories of fellowships:

• Postdoctoral Fellowships for Basic Scientists
• Postdoctoral Fellowships for Clinical Neurologists Program

Postdoctoral Fellowships for Basic Scientists

Duration: 02 year fellowships

Fellowship value: $110,000; $50,000 annually (to be used as salary) as well as a $5,000 annual research allowance to be used at the Fellow’s discretion, with sponsor/mentor approval, to pay for items such as books, training courses, travel costs (up to $2,000) or a computer.

Eligibility:

• The applicant must be within five years of receiving PhD at the time the award starts, and must name an individual who will serve as his or her research mentor and supervisor.
• This program is open to both national and international applicants.

Postdoctoral Fellowships for Clinical Neurologists

Duration: 02 year fellowships

Fellowship value: $130,000. This award includes salary support of $60,000 per year; research allowance of $5,000 per year; travel costs (up to $2,000) or a computer.

Eligibility:

• Applicants seeking a Postdoctoral Fellowship for Neurologists must possess an M.D. or equivalent and be within three years of having completed a residency in neurology at the time the award starts.
• Applicants may not have their own lab and must name an individual who will serve as his or her mentor and supervisor of their research.
• This program is open to national and international applicants.
• Selected candidate will be required a Clinical Fellow to commit 80 percent of his or her effort to the Parkinson’s Foundation-funded project.

Applications:

• Submit the application online
• First applicants must submit intent letters
• In nest stage, shortlisted candidates will be invited to submit a full proposal at least six weeks prior to the full application deadline (February 12, 2019).