FARA Postdoctoral & Graduate Training Awards
Supports postdoctoral and graduate researchers entering new Friedreich ataxia studies.
FARA offers three early-career training mechanisms under the postdoctoral and graduate umbrella, collectively designed to recruit and retain young investigators in the FA research field. The Postdoctoral Research Award provides up to $100,000 per year for one to two years; the trainee must be named as PI rather than the advisor, must commit at least 75% effort, and must have completed 18 or more m…
Friedreich's ataxia research by postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, covering dissertation-based projects, early postdoctoral awards, and postdoctoral fellowships for trainees with limited prior FA-lab experience.
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