1907 Trailblazer Award: FAS/SEAS Pre-Proposal Deadline
Date and Time
1907 Trailblazer AwardFAS/SEAS Pre-Proposal Deadline: May 25, 2021 by 5:00PMFAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: June 23, 2021Sponsor Deadline: June 30, 2021Award Amount: $100,000, inclusive of 10% administrative costs, plus a $20,000 prize awarded directly to the recipient
The 1907 Trailblazer Award was established to encourage high-impact, step-change approaches to research in the brain and mind sciences for mental health. In addition to supporting a specific research project, the Award intends to increase the size of the talent pool of early career investigators researching causes & cures for mental illness. Projects must be grounded in the study of biological mechanisms underlying brain function, cognitive processes, and/or consciousness. This award supports projects for basic science in addition to near-term applications (e.g. disruptive technologies and potential clinical interventions).
Eligibility criteria:
- As of April 16, 2021, applicants must be within ten years of the date when PhD/MD degree was awarded (whichever came later and with exceptions for maternity leave, paternity leave and other excused absences).
- Applicants will currently be employed by a university or public research institute in the US, the UK, or Canada, with full-time employment guaranteed for the duration of the project.
- Applicants will have demonstrated independence from senior colleagues. They must be able to initiate and direct their own research as principal investigator (“PI”), have full responsibility for running their labs and full control of their research funds.
- Applicants will have a strong track record of scientific publications relevant to their research program.
- Research applications may be related to but cannot be identical to any other currently funded projects.
This is a limited submission opportunity and the University Area (Cambridge Campus) may nominate two candidates for this opportunity. FAS and SEAS pre-proposals must be submitted online by May 25, 2021 by 5:00pm via the link above.