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HD Career Advancement Grant (HD-CAG)

HD Career Advancement Grant (HD-CAG)

Offers senior postdoctoral career acceleration for Huntington disease experts building leadership skills and independent research directions in neurobiology.

The Huntington's Disease Career Advancement Grant (HD-CAG) is a two-year accelerator program from the Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) aimed at senior postdoctoral researchers who are in years four or five of their training — and no more than seven years past PhD — and who are preparing to transition into independent academic investigator positions. The program does not provide research funding

Career development for senior Huntington's disease postdoctoral researchers in years 4–5 of training who are transitioning toward independent academic investigator positions.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Biennial
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.19 Feb 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: hdfoundation.org