Call for Applications: Autism Science Foundation's Training Awards

Mon Aug 25 14:31:02 EDT 2014

Forwarded information from Nicholas Marmor, MIT Office of Foundation 
Relations:

From: Nicholas Marmor <nmarmor at mit.edu <mailto:nmarmor at mit.edu>>
Date: Friday, August 22, 2014 at 11:42 AM
Subject: Call for Applications: Autism Science Foundation's Training Awards

 From the Office of Foundation Relations

Below you will find information on a call for applications from the 
Autism Science Foundation.

Please forward to anyone who might be interested.

*NOTE:**The Office of Foundation Relations is pleased to provide 
assistance to anyone applying for a grant from this program.**/Please 
also let us know if you apply, whether or not we assist you.  For more 
information, including a list of recently issued RFPs, please visit our 
website (/**http://foundations.mit.edu/for-faculty/rfp-information/).*

*/NOTE: All proposals must be routed through the Office of Sponsored 
Programs prior to submission./*

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*2015 PRE- AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING AWARDS AND MEDICAL STUDENT GAP YEAR 
RESEARCH TRAINING AWARDS*
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*Deadline: November 14, 2014 at 8PM EST*
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*NOTE: These particular Awards will not incur underrecovery*

The Autism Science Foundation invites applications for its Pre- and 
Postdoctoral Training Awards from graduate students, medical students 
and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing careers in basic and 
clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders. The proposed 
training must be scientifically linked to autism and may be broadened 
to include training in a closely related area of scientific research. 
Autism Science Foundation will consider for training purposes all areas 
of related basic and clinical research including but not limited to: 
human behavior across the lifespan (language, learning, 
behavior, communication, social function, motor skills & planning, 
epilepsy, sleep, repetitive disorders), neurobiology (anatomy, 
development, neuroimaging), pharmacology, neuropathology, genetics, 
epigenetics, genomics, epigenomics, immunology, molecular and cellular 
mechanisms, studies employing model organisms and systems, and 
studies of treatment and service delivery.

*AWARDS*
Autism Science Foundation will make a number of awards determined by its 
available financial resources. The term of the award will be a period of 
one year and will include:

    For predoctoral and medical students: $25,000

    For postdoctoral students: $35,000

This award cannot be used to cover tuition payments. No portion of these 
funds shall be used to cover indirect university costs.

*INFORMATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL*
The Autism Science Foundation will hold an informational conference call 
regarding the predoctoral, postdoctoral, and medical school fellowship 
RFA on September 15, 2014 at 12:00pm et. The call will outline best 
practices for completing the application. Participation on the 
conference call is NOT required for application. The call in number is: 
866-906-9888 and the participant code is 2574613#.

*ELIGIBILITY*
Applicants for predoctoral awards must be enrolled students in good 
standing in a program leading to a research doctorate such as a Ph.D. or 
Sc.D. or a dual degree such as an M.D./Ph.D. in an academic department 
at an accredited university or health/medical institution in the United 
States.

Applicants for Medical School Gap Year Research Training: Awards should 
be enrolled at an accredited university medical school in the United 
States. Applicants for postdoctoral awards must have completed their 
doctoral or medical degree and have been accepted as a postdoctoral 
fellow in good standing in a program in the United States as of the 
award start date (July-Sept 2015). Pre- and postdoctoral applicants may 
apply at any point during their training. Medical school applicants must 
apply prior to graduation from medical school.

The selected awardee must spend 80% of his/her professional time engaged 
exclusively in the autism research activities stipulated in the 
application for the duration of the award, and cannot simultaneously 
hold another named fellowship award during the support period.

Note: Students enrolled in universities outside of the United States are 
not eligible for pre-or postdoctoral awards or medical school gap year 
awards. However, non-US citizens enrolled in US universities are 
eligible to apply.

The proposed mentor must hold a tenured or tenure-track faculty 
appointment (or equivalent) at an accredited institution of higher 
education or health/medical/research institution in the United States, 
and must be an established and active investigator in some aspect of 
autism research. Each mentor may sponsor only one candidate (either 
one predoctoral candidate OR one postdoctoral candidate OR one medical 
school gap year candidate). Each candidate may select only one mentor. 
The candidate may also have an advisor in addition to the mentor, but 
only the mentor’s qualifications will be considered in the scoring 
process. We recommend that the faculty member with more autism 
experience serve as the mentor.

Proposals Using Post Mortem Tissue:
Proposals using post mortem tissue for research must provide 
documentation that the necessary tissue is or will be available at the 
research site at the time of the award. Proposals without proper 
documentation will be returned without review

*PAYMENT OF AWARDS*
Awards will be paid in two installments; the first within 30 days of the 
start date and the second at the six month point, provided we receive a 
satisfactory mid point report from the applicant. Payment will be 
contingent upon acceptance (by an official authorized to act for the 
institution receiving the award) of the Autism Science Foundation award 
terms and conditions without amendment (provided at the time of the 
award) and receipt by ASF of all required certifications. An award 
cannot be transferred to another investigator, laboratory or sponsoring 
institution without prior written approval from Autism 
Science Foundation, even if the new investigator is working with the 
same mentor. Similarly, awardees cannot change mentors without prior 
written approval from Autism Science Foundation.

A one-time, six-month no-cost extension from the termination date of the 
award in order to complete necessary work (including data analysis and 
preparation/submission of dissertation and/or manuscripts for 
publication) will automatically be granted upon request. Awardees must 
submit written reports to the Autism Science Foundation at the 
midpoint and at conclusion of the award, documenting the status of the 
research funded. A template will be provided by the Autism Science 
Foundation for this purpose. Failure to provide a midterm report by the 
due date will result in forfeiture of funds.

Visit the Autism Science Foundation website for complete program 
information and application procedures: 
http://autismsciencefoundation.org/ApplyForaGrant.html?utm_source=Pre+and+Post+RFA+August+2014&utm_campaign=Pre%2C+Post%2C+Med+School+Gap+Year+RFA&utm_medium=email 
<http://autismsciencefoundation.org/ApplyForaGrant.html?utm_source=Pre+and+Post+RFA+August+2014&utm_campaign=Pre,+Post,+Med+School+Gap+Year+RFA&utm_medium=email>. 

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Nicholas Marmor
Development Associate
Office of Foundation Relations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
600 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
nmarmor at mit.edu <mailto:nmarmor at mit.edu>
617.324.7163
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