Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD Grant

The Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD, funded by The Holloway Family Fund, supports early career investigators in patient-oriented research related to frontotemporal degeneration. The award provides $65,000 per year for two years, plus an additional $10,000 per year for educational expenses, totaling $150,000. Eligible applicants include AAN members with an MD or PhD who completed their training within the last five years, fostering innovation and mentorship in neurological research.

Funded by The Holloway Family Fund of The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.
This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage early career investigators in clinical studies in FTD. It is hoped that this program, targeting clinicians who are fellows or new faculty, will foster the development of clinical care providers interested in pursuing careers in patient-oriented research.
This award will consist of a commitment of $65,000 per year for two years, plus a $10,000 per year stipend to support education and research-related costs for a total of $150,000.

Eligibility

For the purpose of this scholarship, research is defined as “patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurological disease. These areas of research include epidemiologic or behavioral studies, clinical trials, studies of disease mechanisms, the development of new technologies, and health services and outcomes research.” Disease-related studies not directly involving humans or human tissue are also encouraged if the primary goal is the development of therapies, diagnostic tests, or other tools to prevent or mitigate neurological diseases.Recipient must be an AAN member interested in an academic career in neurological research with an MD, PhD, or equivalent doctoral-level clinical degree who has completed clinical residency or PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award (July 1, 2026). If you have completed both residency and a PhD, your eligibility is based on when you completed residency. If you completed a fellowship of any kind after residency, your eligibility is still based on the date you finished residency.Applicants at accredited US and international institutions are eligible.Supplementation of the award with other grants is permissible, but to be eligible to apply for this award, the other grant source(s) cannot exceed $75,000 annually.The “equal or great dollar amount” restriction does not apply to money provided by your institution, only external sources.There are no visa requirements.You may apply for scholarships with the J-1 visa.We accept multiple applications from institutions. You may reapply the next year if you did not receive an award.Applicants must meet the required 70% protected research time.Patient care/clinical responsibilities is limited to 30% of your time. The funding is for direct costs only.Direct costs include salary, travel to research-related meetings, MRI/CT scans, participation costs, reimbursement for patients, equipment, fringe benefits, tuition, classes, publication costs, research-related personnel (research coordinator, data analysis staff, etc.).Multiple mentors are permitted.One primary mentor will need to be identified to handle administrative issues.You may mention multiple mentors in your research plan.Please only submit one application. Your application will also be considered for all relevant clinical research training scholarship awards.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Recipient must be an AAN member interested in an academic career in neurological research with an MD, PhD, or equivalent doctoral-level clinical degree who has completed clinical residency or PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award (July 1, 2026).

Ineligibility

Applicants are not allowed to submit applications for more than one award.Advance Practice Providers (APPs) are not eligible to apply.Indirect costs are not covered.Indirect costs include facility and administrative costs and AAN/other neurological society membership dues.One cannot use the education/tuition component for salary support.The purpose of the award is training.