Predoctoral Research Fellowships
Predoctoral Research Fellowships support predoctoral students’ mentored epilepsy dissertation research to develop the next generation of investigators and advance discoveries that improve patient care.
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Funder: American Epilepsy Society
Due Dates: January 20, 2027, at 5:00 PM EST (Full proposal) | By May 31, 2027 (Notification) | July 1, 2027 (Earliest award start)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 for one year, plus one-year AES membership
Summary: Supports predoctoral students conducting epilepsy-relevant dissertation research under a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research.
Key Information: Applicants must be predoctoral students pursuing mentored dissertation research with an epilepsy-relevant theme.
Description
The American Epilepsy Society (AES) Predoctoral Research Fellowships support predoctoral students pursuing dissertation research with an epilepsy-relevant theme under the guidance of a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research. Proposals are welcomed across basic, translational, and clinical research. The fellowship provides one year of stipend and travel support to the AES Annual Meeting, along with AES membership.
The fellowship is part of AES’s early-career funding portfolio, which supports trainees, fellows, and newly independent investigators across the spectrum of epilepsy research. Through this portfolio, AES seeks to develop the next generation of epilepsy investigators and advance discoveries that improve patient care, with a broader vision of eradicating epilepsy.
