Student Travel Award for The Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Deadline: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Grant Details
BRI/Semel SfN Travel Awards Supplemental Form
For Neuroscience Undergraduate and Graduate Student Travel Awards, please review this flyer.
For Neuroscience Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Awards, please review this flyer.
- Deadline: All application materials in one PDF document to Joe Quintero (Jmquintero@mednet.ucla.edu) by Thursday, October 30, 2025.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
Deadline: LOI due by September 2, 2025,12:00 p.m. PT | Full proposal due (if invited) January 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m. PT
Grant Details
Description: These grants are intended to foster the early career development of researchers who have transitioned from graduate work in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences. Candidates are expected to draw from their training in a scientific field other than biology to propose innovative approaches to answer important questions in the biological sciences.
- Funding level: $560K over 5 years
- Deadline: LOI due by September 2, 2025,12:00 p.m. PT | Full proposal due (if invited) January 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m. PT
- Application details: https://www.bwfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BWF-CASI-RFP-2026_Final.pdf
Priority Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Final Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2025
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How to Prepare Your Research Proposal
Review the Grass Fellowship Overview and Frequently Asked Questions before finalizing your research proposal.
- You will upload your research proposal as a PDF with size 11 point or larger. Your proposal should not exceed four pages.
- Include background and significance, specific aims, experimental plan, expected findings, and references.
- Describe your professional and scientific background and how you arrived at this research project. Describe the proposed study and provide a justification for why performing the proposed research in the Grass Lab at MBL is essential for your research at this point in your career.
- Provide a summary of research experience and clearly define your current career status (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D. student, a postdoctoral trainee, or early faculty member) and level. If your current position is nearing completion, include a description of your upcoming plans and how the Fellowship relates to these plans. Applicants should not combine a Grass Fellowship with writing a Ph.D. thesis.
- The Kavli Foundation supports Kavli-Grass Fellows whose work intersects with their Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems program. If you feel that your proposal is relevant to this issue, please provide a brief explanation (200 words max).
- If there is any additional information or are special circumstances that you feel will help the Selection Committee assess your application, explain here with a maximum of 300 words. If you are interested in extending your time at MBL, please include that here.
Note: The Selection Committee consists of Foundation Trustees. All sections of the application should be written so that they can be understood and evaluated by neuroscientists who may not be specialists in your particular field. Applications will be judged on attributes including overall quality, the applicant’s ability to organize and present pertinent information, ability to develop a strong experimental plan, the applicant’s promise in the field of neuroscience, the feasibility of the project, and likelihood of success. The project may build on an applicant’s current research or be in a new research area. The Selection Committee gives preference to research proposals appropriate to the facilities and organisms that can be accommodated at the MBL. If unfamiliar with the MBL, visit their website: www.mbl.edu.Questions regarding the suitability of research projects or species should be directed to gfp@grassfoundation.org.
Preparing Your Application
It is not possible to save your progress within the application. Prepare your answers to the application questions in a separate document so you do not lose your progress. When you are ready, copy and paste all your answers and submit the application in one session.
LOI Deadline: Submit by the 15th of the month (or the following Monday, if the 15th falls on a weekend) to be considered on a rolling basis.
Grant Details
Description: Download program overview.
Application Deadline: November 20, 2025
Grant Details
The NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral
research careers. The LRP counteracts financial pressure by repaying up to $50,000 annually of a researcher’s qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.
SIGN UP HERE for our 2025 LRP Virtual Webinar on September 25th (12-1PM) to learn more and hear from past DGSOM awardees. (See more information about the webinar in the flyer attached).
- Webinar Panelists:
- Benjamin Meza, MD (LRP Recipient 2021 & 2023)
- Deborah Oyeyemi Walton, MD (LRP Recipient 2024)
- Alana Haussmann, MD (LRP Recipient 2024)
Or CLICK HERE to view the recording of last year’s webinar.
Application Deadline: December 1st, 2025
Grant Details
The McKnight Scholar Awards are given to exceptional young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent laboratory and research career. The intent of the program is to foster the commitment by these scientists to research careers that will have an important impact on the study of the brain. The program seeks to support scientists committed to mentoring neuroscientists from underrepresented groups at all levels of training. Applicants for the award must demonstrate their ability to solve significant problems in neuroscience, which may include the translation of basic research to clinical practice. They should demonstrate a commitment to an equitable and inclusive lab environment.
Funding & Eligibility
Up to ten McKnight Scholars will be selected to receive three years of support. The total award is $225,000 ($75,000 per year).
Applicants must hold a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) and must have served at that rank for less than five years at the time of the application deadline (exceptions may be made for family leave). For this year’s round, that means the applicant must not have started serving in the rank of Assistant Professor any earlier than December 1, 2020.
Application & Deadline
For complete details including application requirements, please visit the full RFP. The deadline to apply is Monday, December 1 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time.
Undergraduate Opportunities
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Undergraduate Opportunities:
This file was put together by Chloe Sy Perez.
About Me:
I’m a 4th-year Neuroscience major with a passion for medicine and mental health, hoping to become a physician specializing in psychiatry and substance use. Under the guidance of Dr. Catherine Cahill, I’ve had the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the brain and the role substance use plays. At the Cahill Lab, I’m currently researching the potential benefits of low-dose naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, in preclinical models of trauma.
As a first-generation student, I found it challenging to navigate the vast UCLA campus and identify where to look for research opportunities and scholarships. When I began my research journey, the research community was always welcoming and gave me the chance to see the real-world impact we have.
Therefore, I created this spreadsheet to help other UCLA students easily find resources best suited to their interests or get started on their research journey. I believe it’s essential to continue supporting one another and allowing each student to make their own scientific discoveries.