AFTD Holloway Fellowships

Overview

AFTD Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships, established in 2021 with support from the Holloway Family Fund, will provide $60,000 (US)/year for two years to support innovative research on frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) by outstanding postdoctoral scientists worldwide.

AFTD Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships will support projects across the full spectrum of FTD disorders (behavioral variant FTD, primary progressive aphasia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, and FTD-ALS). Specific areas of need include the following; however, projects may address any area of basic, translational, or clinical FTD research as well as projects focused on FTD-related outcomes research and public health.

* Cellular and molecular mechanisms implicated in FTD pathogenesis;
* Novel models that recapitulate the pathology and/or clinical phenotype of FTD, with consideration of ethological validity; Emergent technologies to (1) improve diagnosis, (2) monitor disease progression, (3) treat symptoms and/or underlying disease, (4) support caregivers;
* Bioinformatic or other computational biology approaches;
* Fluid, imaging, or digital biomarker discovery/development; and
* Understanding and addressing health disparities and the needs of populations underrepresented in FTD research.

Fellowship Specifics

* Up to 2 Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded
* 2-year duration; funding period July 1, 2024
* $60,000 (US)/year; $120,000 total
* Funds should be used to cover a recipient’s stipend/salary and benefits. Alternative allocation of funds (e.g., project-related travel or research expenses) may be considered but must be itemized and justified in the proposed budget. Should institutional salary requirements exceed the $60,000 provided annually by the fellowship, supplemental funds may be used to bridge this gap. However, Holloway Fellowship recipients cannot hold two fellowships or grants concurrently and must spend the majority of their time on the research funded through the fellowship.
* Direct costs only

Eligibility

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* Applicants with a PhD and/or MD (or similar doctorate degree) engaged in postdoctoral research at an academic institution, teaching hospital, or nonprofit research institute.
* Both U.S. and international postdoctoral investigators are eligible.
* Current PhD candidates who will begin a postdoctoral appointment at a not-for-profit institution no later than July 1, 2024.
* An applicant’s postdoctoral appointment must extend through the full 2-year funding period. Applicants may be entering the first, second, or third year of their postdoctoral appointment at the start of the fellowship term, provided the remaining appointment period meets this criterion.

Ineligibility

* Researchers holding temporary or permanent staff scientist positions are not eligible.