The Child Neurology Foundation announces the award of a research grant specific to Infantile Spasms to be made at the Child Neurology Society meeting in the Fall of 2010. The selected investigator will receive a One-year grant of $30,000.
2010 Guidelines
Deadline:
Letters must be received in the
CNF office no later than March 26, 2010. No exceptions will be made.
Fax or email applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must be child neurologists who have completed training
in an ACGME-approved program, no more than ten years prior
to application and be a legal resident of the United States
or Canada.
Guidelines:
Prepare a succinct, one-page letter of intent for this one-year award. Include:
The hypothesis to be tested
A brief description of the experimental approach
The relevance to furthering the field of child neurology, specifically focusing on research in Infantile Spasms
Also include full contact information for the applicant, including phone, fax, and email.
Letters
of intent should be sent to:
Child Neurology Foundation—Scientific
Award Committee
2000 West 98th Street
Bloomington, MN 55431
Applicants
will be notified by April 16, 2010, of the decision of the
CNF Scientific Committee to invite them to complete the full
application form which will be due June 4, 2010. The award recipient will be notified by July 16, 2010. Funding will begin in January of 2011.
