TAA Young Investigator Award Grant

TAA Young Investigator Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Tourette Association of America
Amount: Up to US $150,000
Last Updated: January 27, 2026

Summary

The TAA Young Investigator Award encourages early career researchers to advance our understanding of Tourette Syndrome (TS) through innovative clinical research. Funded by the Tourette Association of America, this award offers up to $75,000 per year for two years (totaling $150,000) to support eligible post-doctoral fellows and faculty members. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to career development and independent research, ensuring impactful contributions to patient care and therapy development.

Overview

TAA Young Investigator Award The Tourette Association of America (TAA) aims to encourage early career researchers to invest their efforts and expertise in increasing our biological understanding of Tourette Syndrome (TS), pursing clinical research aimed at improving patient care, and developing and testing new therapies. Funding The Young Investigator Award provides up to $75,000 per year for a total of 2 years ($150,000 total).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The award is open to post-doctoral fellows, and independent clinical/research faculty members within 5 years of their first independent faculty appointment at the time of pre-proposal application submission. Investigators are required to have an advanced degree such as a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent. Investigators outside the U.S. are welcome to apply.Applications must include a career development component as well as an independent research project.The Tourette Association will consider reasonable requests for:Salaries (for US institutions, NIH salary caps apply) Laboratory supplies and other research-related expenses Travel expenses for investigators (up to $1,500 per year) Research equipment up to $5,000 (excluding equipment for personal or office use [e.g. computers]) Indirect costs of up to 10% may be included, but the total value of the grant may not exceed the levels stated above