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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forwarded announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> SFARI [mailto: sfariannouncements@simonsfoundation.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 01, 2017 12:25 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> SFARI Announces 2017 Bridge to Independence Award RFA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white">June 1, 2017 • Announcement from the Simons Foundation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Dear Friend of SFARI:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (<a href="https://sfari.org/" target="_blank">SFARI</a>) is pleased to announce the
<a href="https://sfari.org/funding/grants/bridge-to-independence-rfa/bridge-to-independence-award-request-for-applications" target="_blank">
2017 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications</a> (RFA). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Grants awarded through this program are intended to invest in the next generation of top autism investigators by identifying talented early-career scientists interested in autism research and facilitating their transition to independent research careers.
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<p>One of the most salient milestones in a scientific career is the transition from formal mentorship to an independent position. Unfortunately, this transition has become increasingly tenuous in recent years, in part because of the decreasing number of tenure-track
faculty positions, which has been compounded by the increasing number of Ph.D. graduates and postgraduate traineeships. SFARI created the Bridge to Independence Award program to address this issue and to encourage continued excellence in the autism research
field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This RFA is aimed at senior postdoctoral fellows who intend to seek tenure-track faculty positions during the 2017–18 academic year. The program features a unique timeline in which the applicant submits their proposal as a postdoctoral fellow and receives
their Bridge to Independence Award funding only once they assume a tenure-track professorship. Grantees receive a commitment of $150,000 per year for three years, awarded through their faculty-appointment institution.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The deadline for first-stage proposals is <strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">August 7, 2017</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>Louis F. Reichardt</b><br>
Director, SFARI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>Alice Luo Clayton</b><br>
Senior Scientist, SFARI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">SFARI’s mission is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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