BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity
Supports diverse early-career neuroscientists moving from mentorship to independent research leadership.
The BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award (K99/R00) supports researchers from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds who are conducting BRAIN Initiative-relevant neuroscience research and have fewer than five years of postdoctoral experience at the time of application. The award operates in two sequential phases: the K99 mentored phase, which takes place at the applicant…
Funds K99/R00 mentored-to-independent career transition awards for postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented backgrounds conducting BRAIN Initiative-relevant neuroscience research, with fewer than five years of postdoctoral experience.
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