McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
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McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss supports early-career clinician scientists studying cognitive aging to alleviate cognitive decline and memory loss.
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Funder: McKnight Brain Research Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $150,000 over two years: $65,000 annually plus a $10,000 annual education and research stipend
Summary: Supports early-career clinician scientists conducting clinical or translational research on cognitive aging and age-related memory loss.
Key Information: Applicants must be AAN members within five years of completing residency or a PhD at the award’s start.
Description
The McKnight Brain Research Foundation funds this scholarship through the American Brain Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Established in 2018, the program supports early-career clinician scientists developing careers in human cognitive aging research. It combines research support with formal education in clinical research methodology to advance understanding and alleviate age-related cognitive decline and memory loss.
The scholarship emphasizes rigorous clinical research training and interdisciplinary work. Supported scholars have studied sleep and memory formation, kidney disease and cognitive impairment, and hearing loss and scam susceptibility in older adults. Research should not focus solely on a neurodegenerative dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease, although proposals combining cognitive aging and neurodegenerative dementia may be considered.
