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Pilot Grant Program

The Society funds high-risk pilot grants to researchers who have completed their postdoctoral training to quickly test novel ideas. Funding is provided for one year to test innovative, cutting-edge ideas or untested methods, and to gather sufficient preliminary data to apply for longer-term funding.
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Key Details

Deadline Invalid Date
Award Amount $44,000
Duration 1
Frequency Annual
Eligible Applicant Country United States
Host Country United States
Years Since PhD NA
Mobility Rule No

Career Levels

PostdocJunior Faculty

Funding Purpose

Research

Subjects / Fields

Medicine and Health Sciences

Additional Information

Comments Researchers who have completed their post-doctoral training, and who are considered eligible by their institutions to apply for a research grant, are invited to apply. Individuals who are currently postdoctoral fellows or the equivalent, or who are graduate/medical students or residents, are not eligible for support under this program. Applicants are not eligible to apply if they have an existing National MS Society pilot research award that expires later than the application deadline.

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Last Updated May 2020
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