Brief Description:

Description:

The objective of the Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Seed Grant is to provide start up monies for new research projects in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health or other outside funding sources.

Harvard University, as one institution, is limited to nominating one Assistant or Associate faculty member to submit a mandatory Letter of Intent during the first phase of the BRF Seed Grant competition.

PLEASE NOTE: Eligible applicants from HMS and Harvard affiliated hospitals must internally apply to the BRF Seed Grant opportunity through the office of Harvard Foundation Funds . Applicant(s) selected through the Harvard Foundation Funds process will then move in to the process facilitated by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Application Information:

Applicants must be full time Assistant or Associate Professors working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease.

Applicants are asked to submit:

A two page (10 point font minimum) summary of the proposed research project

A current CV

Applicants must be full time Professors or Associate Professors working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease

Studies should be related to either normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease

Assistant Professors:The grant proposal must detail a new research project that is not funded by other sources

Associate Professors: The grant proposal must detail new research directions

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

The Brain Research Foundation's website provides guidelines for the 2018 competition and a series of FAQs They can be accessed here

Applicants are asked to follow up with the appropriate research administration office at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available here

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Institution

Harvard Business School
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Graduate School of Design
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School

Position

Faculty/Assistant Professor
Associate Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Clinical Science
Life Science

Type of Award

Prize/Award
Research