How much funding does TAA Young Investigator Award Grant provide?

TAA Young Investigator Award Grant provides Up to US $150,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for TAA Young Investigator Award Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

TAA Young Investigator Award Grant

Tourette Association of America Inc

Foundation Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Up to US $150,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Investigators are required to have an advanced degree such as a Ph.
Investigators outside the U.S. are welcome to apply.
Travel expenses for investigators (up to $1,500 per year)

Other requirements

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.
D., M.D., or equivalent.
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)

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Research equipment up to $5,000 (excluding equipment for personal or office use [e.g. computers])

Overview

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.

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

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)
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