FAST Postdoctoral Fellowship
Funding Amount
Up to $50,000 per year for up to two years
Deadline
Rolling
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Submission: Rolling basis with no set deadline”
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Other requirements
- Applicants must hold a postdoctoral fellowship position at an institution/university at the time of award submission
- Must maintain postdoctoral fellowship position throughout the proposed awarded period
- Award Structure: Up to two years of funding
Overview
Fellowships provide the necessary resources to support and encourage the development of young scientists who benefit from the mentorship of prominent researchers.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must hold a postdoctoral fellowship position at an institution/university at the time of award submission
- Must maintain postdoctoral fellowship position throughout the proposed awarded period
Award Structure: Up to two years of funding
Funding Amount:
- Up to $50,000 per year
- Covers salary, fringe benefits, and consumable costs
- Total: up to $100,000 for two-year award
Geographic Scope: International
Focus Areas:
- Development of young scientists in Angelman syndrome research
- Mentorship by prominent researchers
- Building representation in departments around the world currently lacking AS research representation
Career Development: The hope is that fellows will later assume professorial roles in departments around the world, which currently have no representation in Angelman syndrome research, further advancing FAST's mission.
Application Process: Rolling basis - there is no deadline. All grant applications are considered on a rolling basis.
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission: Rolling basis with no set deadline
Contact for Questions or Application Details:
- Email: science@cureangelman.org
- Applications and more information available at the grant application page on the website
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics's IRS filings)
Providence, RI · 2024
$51K
New Haven, CT · 2023
$51K
3 grants in Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics's 2023–2024 filings reference “FAST Postdoctoral Fellowship” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 10
- Total given
- $7.92M
- Median grant
- $242K
- Range
- $51K–$5.86M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 74%, California 8%, Massachusetts 6%. Top recipient cities: Providence, RI; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Upenn 2023: research, collaboration & license agreement
$5.86M
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA
Ft2022-006: abom - natural history study
$471K
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL
Rush coe
$321K
Duke University · Charlotte, NC
Ft2018-005 amended: gpic-comm
$318K
Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA
Ft2022-007: gastrointestinal biomarkers in preclinical models of angelman syndrome
$274K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
- Professional development
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