American Epilepsy Society: Predoctoral Research Fellowships Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $30,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The American Epilepsy Society offers Predoctoral Research Fellowships to support students conducting epilepsy-related dissertation research under expert mentorship. Proposals in basic, translational, or clinical research are encouraged. Each fellowship provides up to $30,000 for stipend and travel to the AES Annual Meeting for one year, along with a one-year AES membership. The number of awards varies annually based on available funding.
AES Predoctoral Research Fellowships support predoctoral students who are pursuing dissertation research with an epilepsy-relevant theme, and who are working under the guidance of a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research. Proposals are welcomed across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research.
Funding
The fellowship award offers up to $30,000 for stipend and travel support to the AES Annual Meeting for one year, as well as a one-year AES membership. The number of awards granted each year is contingent upon available funds.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from American Epilepsy Society's IRS filings)
Colorado State University Sponsored Programs
Fort Collins, CO · 2025
$30K
Omaha, NE · 2025
$30K
2 grants in American Epilepsy Society's 2025 filings reference “Predoctoral Research Fellowships Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What American Epilepsy Society actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 30
- Total given
- $1.68M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $11K–$151K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 15%, California 14%, Texas 13%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX
Junior investigator award grant
$151K
Massachusetts General Hospital Research · Boston, MA
Postdoctoral, junior investigator award, and workshop grants
$136K
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Summer bridge internship, junior investigator award. and esc grants
$108K
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL
Summer bridge internship and seed grants
$92K
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH
Junior investigator award grant
$76K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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