Scholar Awards

McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience

Eligibility

  • Must hold a tenure-track faculty position of assistant professor and served at that rank for less than 5 years at the application deadline.

Description

The McKnight Scholar Awards support neuroscientists in the early stages of their careers. They are given to exceptional young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent laboratory and research career.

Award Note

Applicants may only apply to Scholar or Brain Disorders Awards in one funding cycle.

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Keywords:
clinical research or studies, human learning and memory, learning disorders, neurological disorders, chemical biology, neuroscience, basic research, translational,

Application due:
12/01/25

Award amount:
$225,000