BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[ Autism Speaks Postdoctoral Fellowships | Fellowship funding ] DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210119 DTSTAMP:20261004T223112Z UID:78792f16f8dd79911481f33d2edfb8a1c349c262ceeff1a6352e7b12 CATEGORIES:Call for proposal DESCRIPTION:Aim:  Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions\, acr oss the spectrum and throughout the life span\, for the needs of individua ls with autism and their families. The goal of this program is to support well-qualified postdoctoral scientists pursuing training in autism spectru m disorder (ASD). The program is open to applicants from public or private institutions doing preclinical or clinical research.\n\nCompetitive fello wship applications will feature research projects that focus on the follow ing areas of high interest to the science mission at Autism Speaks:\n\n Ep igenetics\n Pre-clinical intervention studies\, including gene and RNA edi ting\n Immunology/inflammation\n Medical Comorbidities (particularly seizu res and GI problems/microbiome) with an emphasis on interventions\n Biomar kers and objective measurement of autism and related domains\n Adult trans ition and lifespan development\n Challenging behavior\n Cognitively disabl ed and/or non-or minimally verbal\n Innovative implementation of technolog y to enhance reach and impact of services with an emphasis on diagnosis an d intervention in low resource settings\, especially among ethnic minority \, rural and other marginalized populations\n Inclusion of individuals fro m low-resource communities (For research that involves human subjects\, Au tism Speaks will prioritize study designs that include and better reflect the diversity of the community that we serve.)\n\n\nFunding:        max. $77\,000 / year (stipend based on years of experience post-PhD)\n\nDu ration:      2 years\n\nEligibility: Applicants at U.S. and non-U.S. n on-profit and for-profit institutions are eligible for this program. Colla borative projects between public and private entities that diversify the t raining experience of the applicant are acceptable and encouraged. The can didate must hold an M.D.\, Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree and cannot have more than 5 years of postdoctoral experience at the commencement of t he award. The selected postdoctoral fellow must spend at least 80 percent of his/her professional time engaged exclusively on the fellowship researc h activities for the duration of the award. The fellow may not simultaneou sly serve in an internship or residency\, hold a tenure-track faculty appo intment or hold another named fellowship award during the award period. Po stdoctoral training in the laboratory where the applicant received his/her graduate degree will not be reviewed. A primary mentor must be identified prior to applying for the research fellowship. All mentors must have Ph.D . and/or M.D. degrees and be scientific investigators with primary appoint ments at academic\, public or private research institutions (e.g.\, tenure d\, tenure-track or equivalent).\n\nHow to Apply: The two-stage applicatio n process begins with a Letter of Intent (LOI). An outline for the LOI is given in the Request for Applications\, and the completed LOI can be submi tted on the application platform. At the LOI stage\, it is necessary to li st an institutional Responsible Official\; for assistance\, please contact the Research Office. LOI Decisions will be returned by early February\, a nd selected applicants will then be invited to submit a full proposal. At this second stage\, the applicant should upload required elements as state d in the Request for Applications\; note that the final submission must be done by the Responsible Official\, and not by the applicant. For this ste p\, you can work with the Research Office.\n\nDeadline:      LOI due 19 January 2021\n                        Full appli cations (by request) due 03 March 2021\n\nFurther information\n\n\n More i nformation about the program is available here\n Detailed submission instr uctions are given in the Request for Applications\n The application portal can be found here\n For any other questions\, please contact the Research Office\n LOCATION: STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR