Funder: New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Letter of Intent) | December 2026 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Two-year awards up to $122,400 (predoctoral) or $192,000 (postdoctoral); approximately $1.5 million total
Summary: Supports mentored predoctoral and postdoctoral training to develop independent researchers in spinal cord injury research.
Key Information: Applications must come from New York State nonprofit or governmental organizations, with fellows normally committing at least 75% funded effort.
Description
The New York State Department of Health and Spinal Cord Injury Research Board jointly offer these fellowships through the Wadsworth Center’s Extramural Grants Administration Program. RFA 20705 supports promising predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows during mentored research training, helping New York State attract and retain researchers with exceptional potential to contribute to spinal cord injury (SCI) research.
The initiative seeks to accelerate translation of basic findings into clinical benefits and address fundamental knowledge gaps blocking scientific advances. Its broader priorities include innovative hypotheses and approaches that could produce major advances toward curing SCI, reversing paralysis, restoring function, or preventing acute injury damage. These are training awards, not grants designed to fund the proposed research itself. Integrated research, career-development, and mentoring plans should prepare fellows for independent research careers and their next career stage.
