SCORING RUBRIC
Funds early-career researchers to conduct impactful, hypothesis-driven research aimed at improving the health and welfare of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules.
Funder: Morris Animal Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $145,000 total for 24 months; max $60,000/year for fellow salary; equipment and other expenses capped.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral or recent PhD/DVM researchers in advancing the health and welfare of equids through hypothesis-driven, impactful research projects.
Key Information: Applicants must devote ≥75% effort; only one application as PI per cycle.
Description
This fellowship training grant from the Morris Animal Foundation funds early-career researchers to conduct high-impact, hypothesis-driven projects aimed at improving the health and welfare of domesticated equids (horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules). The program emphasizes scientific merit, potential for broad impact (including non-academic stakeholders), and proposal quality. Projects should demonstrate clear benefits to equid health and welfare, with outcomes likely to be of universal benefit to the species. The fellowship is designed to foster the next generation of independent investigators in animal health research.
