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SUMMARY:[ BrightFocus Foundation - Macular Degeneration Postdoctoral Fello
 wship Program ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200729
DTSTAMP:20260414T032124Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: BrightFocus provides research funds for researchers pursu
 ing pioneering research leading to greater understanding\, prevention\, an
 d treatment of age-related macular degeneration. This fellowship program i
 s intended to support young postdoctoral researchers during their final st
 ages of mentored training. The award provides salary support for a young s
 cientist to conduct postdoctoral studies in an established laboratory focu
 sed on research contributing to understanding the biological causes and/or
  new clinical treatment of macular degeneration and should also serve as t
 he basis for the applicant's own independent research career. \n\nDuratio
 n:      2 years\n\nFunding:        $ 200’000\n\nEligibility: C
 andidates must hold an MD\, PhD\, DVM\, DO\, OD or equivalent degree recei
 ved no more than four years before the time of application. For clinician 
 scientists\, this application should be submitted within two years after c
 ompletion of their final clinical training. Exceptions to the above four-y
 ear and two-year eligibility period will be considered under unusual circu
 mstances. Applicant may apply for this fellowship before completing their 
 terminal degree\, if they have a firm commitment from the laboratory head 
 in which training will take place\, and the applicant is the main author o
 f the application. Fellowship may be performed in a non-profit\, governmen
 tal\, academic research institution\, or at a for-profit including start-u
 p and biotech institution.\n\nHow to Apply: MDR employs a two-tiered revie
 w process in which proposals are first submitted by Letter of Intent. Lett
 ers of intent must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.  Instructions fo
 r use of the portal can be found here. If EPFL will serve as your host ins
 titution\, please use the following institution name in proposalCENTRAL: E
 cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. Reviewers will invite the 
 most enthusiastically reviewed Letters of Intent to submit a full applicat
 ion.\n\nLetter of Intent deadline: 29-July-2020 (11:59 pm EST)\n\nFurther 
 information\n\n	More information about the program in general is available
  here\, and about the current call here.\n	The application portal can be f
 ound here.\n	For any other questions\, please contact the Research Office.
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