Junior Fellowships

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Grant Name

Junior Fellowships

Funder

Alzheimer's Society

Country or Region

United Kingdom

Research Field

Alzheimers Disease

Clinical Research or Studies

Dementia

Disease Prevention

Geriatric Mental Health

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Medical Treatment

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurology

Deadline

September 27, 2021 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper £225,000GBP Applicants may apply for direct research costs up to £225,000 to support their research. This can include: - Salary for the fellow - Materials and consumables - Part-time technician/ administrative support - £1,000 per year towards conferences and training Funding is available for up to three years full-time (which can include a period of study up to 12 months in another institute anywhere in the world). The Fellowship can alternatively be taken part-time up to four years' duration.

Contact Info

grantenquiries@alzheimers.org.uk

Eligibility

Applicants should have submitted their PhD at the point of application submission. Applicants should not already be in open-ended, university-funded posts (e.g. university lecturer). It is recognised that in some non-biomedical fields of research, a PhD has not been commonly supported. In exceptional circumstances, applicants without a PhD but with an equivalent track record and duration of research and other qualifications should contact the research office to discuss if they might be eligible to apply for the scheme. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Description

Junior Fellowships are for post-doctoral researchers who have shown exceptional promise at the start of their research career. Applicants should demonstrate potential to be an independent researcher.Fellowships are open to researchers from all disciplines, health and care professions, in line with Alzheimer's Society's vision to increase capacity with depth and breadth across all disciplines involved in dementia research.Alzheimer's Society Fellows will be supported in their career development by a number of additional initiatives being developed and rolled out as part of the Dementia Research Leaders programme.The candidate should demonstrate:
- ability to deliver ethically sound, high-quality and respected research and impact
- capability to learn new approaches, communication activities, engagement with people with dementia and supporters, and methods/techniques
- potential to become an independent researcher; e.g. grant funding, collaborations, leaderships and committee roles.
- willingness to be an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society and for dementia research more generally.Of equal importance, applications will be assessed on the richness of the training environment and quality and relevance of the project.Applications can be made for research projects which fit within our funding remit, which is organised into two streams:
- Biomedical research
- Care, implementation and public health researchThe host institution must be in the UK. Eligibility Applicants should have submitted their PhD at the point of application submission. Applicants should not already be in open-ended, university-funded posts (e.g. university lecturer). It is recognised that in some non-biomedical fields of research, a PhD has not been commonly supported. In exceptional circumstances, applicants without a PhD but with an equivalent track record and duration of research and other qualifications should contact the research office to discuss if they might be eligible to apply for the scheme. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Website

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/research/researchers/our-funding-schemes/junior-fellowships

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link

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