Graduate Research Fellowship Grant for Ataxia Research

Donor Name: National Ataxia Foundation

Reference URL:https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/

The National Ataxia Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship provides one-year funding to outstanding graduate students conducting research that advances the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of ataxia.

The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is a patient-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the development of treatments for ataxia and improving the lives of those affected by it, with a global reach and a strong focus on fostering collaboration in ataxia research.

This one-year, non-renewable fellowship supports graduate students engaged in research that contributes to the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of hereditary, sporadic, or acquired ataxias, spanning basic, translational, and clinical research domains.

Priority is given to projects demonstrating scientific merit and innovation, including investigations into fundamental disease mechanisms, development and validation of disease models, exploration of novel therapeutic targets or approaches, and generation of preliminary data to inform future research directions.

The fellowship provides $25,000 USD for direct research expenses, which may include salary or stipend (up to 100% of the award), laboratory reagents and consumables, essential equipment (up to 20% of the budget), animal purchase and care, publication costs (up to $2,500), investigator travel to scientific meetings (up to $2,000), and patient-related expenses directly tied to the study; indirect costs, tuition, and certain other expenses are not allowed.

Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program, have completed qualifying exams, and be conducting ataxia-related research under the supervision of an active ataxia investigator; both U.S. and international students and institutions are eligible, but previous recipients of this fellowship or the Pre-doctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Ataxia Research are ineligible.

For more information, visit National Ataxia Foundation.

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