AAN Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship
American Academy of Neurology
Award: $3000 – $3000
Deadline: March 3.
To recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage early career investigators in clinical studies. Qualifications: Applicants must attend accredited US and international institutions; recipient must be interested in an academic career in neurological research with an MD, PhD or equivalent doctoral-level clinical degree who has completed clinical residency or PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award (July 1, current year); if applicants have completed both residency and a PhD, applicants eligibility is based on when applicants completed residency; if applicants completed a fellowship of any kind after residency, applicants eligibility is still based on the date applicants finished residency. Selection criteria: Applications are evaluated by reviewers based on the following How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; pdf of three-page research plan, including brief statements of aims, background, contemplated approaches to methodology, and any supporting preliminary data/figures; references do not count toward the page limit; the research plan should be written by the applicant and should represent their original work. however, the applicant is expected and encouraged to develop this plan based on discussion with the proposed mentor; it is appropriate, but not required, for the proposed work to be specifically related to the mentor’s ongoing research; pdf of applicant’s NIH biosketch; the mentor will receive an email with a link to submit a letter of reference detailing his or her support of and commitment to the applicant and the proposed research and training plan; the letter should be 1,000 words or less and specifically indicate the mentor’s role in the development and preparation of the applicant’s research plan. Focus: Neurology.