Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards (Cycles 1-2)

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This RFA closed on April 20, 2023

SCIENCE GRANT RESOURCES PAGE Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards (Cycles 1-2)

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications for the second cycle of the Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards. This is an investigator award for early career academic investigators, especially those who are new to the field of neurodegeneration. Awards are $1.2M in total costs over 4 years. Early career investigators will benefit from mentored support and resources of the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network.

The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NCDN) was launched in 2018 with the vision that progress in solving neurodegenerative diseases will come from bringing new people into the neurodegeneration field from diverse disciplines and expertise; supporting interdisciplinary collaborations; empowering the broader scientific community with robust tools and platforms, and creating a culture of open science.

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For administrative and programmatic inquiries, or other questions pertaining to this RFA, please contact sciencegrants@chanzuckerberg.com. Key Dates

March 16, 2023

Application portal opens

April 20, 2023

LOIs due by 5 P.M. (Pacific Time)

May 9, 2023

LOI decision announced, full application portal opens

June 13, 2023

Full applications due by 5 P.M. (Pacific Time)

August 15-17, 2023

Virtual interviews

October 2023

Earliest notification of decisions (subject to change)

December 1, 2023

Expected award start date (subject to change)

Award period and start date: The award period is four years in duration with an expected start date of December 1, 2023.

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Overview

The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network") was launched in 2018 with two broad goals: (1) to make fundamental advances in our understanding of the biology of neurodegeneration by bringing new talent/people and ideas into the field, and (2) to establish a learning model for how interdisciplinary collaboration and open science can be used to drive scientific progress in a specific field

We launched Cycle 1 of the Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NDCN) Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards (ECA) program in 2018 and awarded 17 grants to early career investigators new to neurodegeneration research to enable them to apply innovative approaches to further our understanding of the fundamental biology of neurodegenerative disorders. To learn more about grantees funded under Cycle 1 of the NDCN Early Career Acceleration Awards program, visit the NDCN website").

We are now pleased to invite applications for a new Request for Applications (RFA) that supports Cycle 2 of the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards program. Grants will be $300,000 total costs per year for four years ($1,200,000 total costs) to support early career academic investigators, thinking creatively about new approaches to neurodegenerative diseases.

With the view that a general understanding of cellular and circuit mechanisms of healthy brain function will be a critical foundation for understanding and ultimately solving neurodegenerative disease, this RFA will also be open to proposals addressing general challenges in neuroscience, particularly in areas where there is a strong case for relevance to neurodegenerative disease. We seek to empower early career investigators to pursue bold ideas and to take risks within a supportive and collaborative environment. Awardees will benefit from mentorship support, as well as professional development, training and networking opportunities, and practical career guidance to help them navigate this early stage of their careers.

CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network

The Neurodegeneration Challenge Network model is built on the vision that progress in solving…

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Education and Training, General and Cross-cutting R&D.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards (Cycles 1-2) is administered by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), listed via Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.