Grass Foundation Fellowships
Applications for Summer 2024 will be accepted until December 1, 2023.
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PURPOSE:听Grass Fellowships at the听Marine Biological Laboratory听(小蓝视频) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Supported approaches include neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems. The Foundation also has a longstanding interest in epilepsy-related research.
BENEFITS:听Grass Fellowships provide research support including laboratory space, animals,听听and supplies for one summer at the 小蓝视频. Additionally, the investigator, his/her spouse or legal domestic partner, and dependent children are provided housing, a daily meal allowance and round-trip travel to the 小蓝视频.
Fellows function as an intellectual and social group within the听小蓝视频 scientific community听while sharing space in the Grass Laboratory. In a weekly听private seminar series, eminent investigators at the 小蓝视频 discuss their work with the Fellows. In addition, a yearly听听will spend a portion of the summer in the Grass Lab interacting with Fellows.
ELIGIBILITY:听Early investigators (late stage predoctoral trainees and beyond) are eligible to apply. This includes applicants with prior experience at 小蓝视频 or with the Grass Foundation (小蓝视频 course alumni are encouraged to apply). Priority is given to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a research career. Please see听page on website or contact the听Program Coordinator听for more information. International Fellows (i.e., not US citizens or resident aliens) must hold a valid visa (e.g. J-1, H-1B, F1 or F1-OPT) for the entire duration of the fellowship. Please contact us early in case you need to adjust your visa status! The Grass Foundation values diversity in all of its programs.
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SELECTION:听The听听judge an applicant鈥檚 ability to organize and present pertinent information, the scientific merit of the proposed research, and evidence of an applicant鈥檚 ability to work independently. Approximately 10-12 Grass Fellowships are awarded annually. Most Fellows share space in the Grass Lab; some arrange to work in the space of another 小蓝视频 investigator.
DEADLINE:听December 1, annually. Applicants must ensure that the completed application and letters of recommendation are submitted by the deadline. Decisions will be announced by the last week in January.
For more information, please contact听gfp@grassfoundation.org听or visit听.