First Fellowships - Neurological Foundation
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First Fellowships support early-career researchers in New Zealand with mentored postdoctoral neurological research to advance knowledge of nervous system disorders and build neuroscience capacity.
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Funder: Neurological Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Round A) | August 2027 (Round B)
Funding Amounts: Two years’ equivalent salary plus salary-associated costs and NZ$20,000 research expenses; maximum 2.5 years
Summary: Supports outstanding early-career researchers completing their first mentored postdoctoral fellowship in neurological research at New Zealand institutions.
Key Information: Applicants must have submitted or been awarded their PhD within two years of the deadline, subject to eligible exceptions.
Description
The Neurological Foundation’s First Fellowships provide personal support for outstanding early-career researchers completing their first postdoctoral fellowship at an institution in New Zealand. Fellows work under the close mentorship of an academic with a continuing position, developing research skills and experience with support from the host institution’s facilities, resources and research environment.
The programme supports research contributing to understanding, prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment or management of diseases and disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Proposals should identify a clear outcome that adds to knowledge about neurological disorders. The Foundation values potential advances in the field, benefits for people affected by neurological conditions, and neuroscience capacity-building through training and collaboration. Research into the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological disorders is eligible, but work dealing only with mental health disorder management is excluded.
