NJCBIR Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Fellowships
New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research State of New Jersey Department of Health
Award: $50,000
Deadline: Oct 3, 2026
To encourage investigators to undertake research on neural protection, repair and regeneration after traumatic brain injury; to encourage individuals to undertake research on the effectiveness of clinical interventions for traumatic brain injury; and to enable researchers with novel scientific and clinical ideas to test them and develop pilot data needed to develop a programmatic area of research that can be supported by additional funding from the National Institutes of Health and other funding sources. Qualifications: Applicants must be located within the State of New Jersey; Ph.D., M.D., or other such professionals; independent investigators at any stage of professional development; must postdoctoral fellows, graduate fellows; candidates of outstanding quality must hold a Ph.D., and/or M.D., or equivalent graduate degree; appropriate degrees must be awarded prior to activation of award; candidates must be accepted for postdoctoral training under the supervision of an appropriate mentor at a qualifying academic research institution in New Jersey; a candidate may not apply for a NJCBIR Postdoctoral Fellowship and a NJCBIR Individual Research grant in the same grant cycle; non-research activities, such as teaching or clinical care, may not occupy more than 10% of the fellow's time; applicants must be full-time graduate students in residence in a proposed course of study directly related to regeneration and repair of the damaged brain; students must begin study in the semester following activation unless special permission is received prior to activation date; the NJCBIR prefers to support graduate student candidates who have completed the first year of graduate study and are concentrating on research projects at least 80% of their time; applicants may not serve as teaching assistants while holding a NJCBIR Graduate Student Fellowship. Selection criteria: Selection will be reviewed by an independent scientific merit review panel and recommended to the NJCSCR for continued funding. How to apply: Applicants must be submit application form and a letter. Focus: Neurology.
Eligibility
- States: NJ