Grass Foundation Fellowships

Applications for the 2025 Grass Fellowship program are due November 15, 2024.

The application form for the 2025 Fellowship . Guidelines in .pdf format .

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PURPOSE:Grass Fellowships at theMarine Biological Laboratory(MBL) 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:Grass Fellowships provide research support including laboratory space, animals,and supplies for one summer at the ǧƵ. 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 ǧƵ.

Fellows function as an intellectual and social group within theMBL scientific communitywhile sharing space in the Grass Laboratory. In a weeklyprivate seminar series, eminent investigators at the ǧƵ discuss their work with the Fellows. In addition, a yearlywill spend a portion of the summer in the Grass Lab interacting with Fellows.

ELIGIBILITY:Early investigators (late stage predoctoral trainees and beyond) are eligible to apply. This includes applicants with prior experience at MBL or with the Grass Foundation (MBL course alumni are encouraged to apply). Priority is given to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a research career. Please seepage on website or contact theProgram Coordinatorfor 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.

DURATION:.

SELECTION:Thejudge an applicant’s ability to organize and present pertinent information, the scientific merit of the proposed research, and evidence of an applicant’s 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 MBL investigator.

DEADLINE: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.

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