Clinical Research Training Scholarship (CRTS)

Clinical Research Training Scholarship (CRTS)

Funder: The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN)

Overview:
The Clinical Research Training Scholarship is an annual award designed to bring exciting new talent and vision to peripheral neuropathy (PN) research. The scholarship supports early-career researchers pursuing training in PN research.

Award Details

• Amount: $150,000 per recipient for two years of research
• Focus Areas: Peripheral neuropathy research across all types and causes, including:
- Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) - Sarcoidosis-associated small fiber neuropathy - Autonomic nervous system dysfunction - Other peripheral neuropathy conditions

Eligibility

• Neuromuscular research fellows or equivalent early-career researchers
• Must be conducting research on peripheral neuropathy
• Projects reviewed by scientific panel

Program Partners

• Awarded in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation
• Funded by the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy

Recent Recipients

• 2024: Francesco E. Michelassi, MD, PhD (Columbia University Irving Medical Center) - studying chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
• 2023: Paula Barreras, MD (Johns Hopkins Hospital) and Erika Williams, MD, PhD (Massachusetts General Brigham)

Contact

Email: [email protected]

Address: 2700 Patriot Boulevard, Ste 250, Glenview, IL 60026-8021

Phone: (847) 883-9942