Parkinson's Foundation Visiting Scholar Award
Supports PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in Parkinson's visiting research experiences at distant laboratories through the Parkinson's Foundation.
Eligibility · United States
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The Parkinson's Foundation Visiting Scholar Award supports summer research placements at a host laboratory that is geographically distant from the applicant's home institution. The award totals USD 5,000 per recipient — USD 4,000 in stipend support plus up to USD 1,000 for conference travel — and is available to PhD students in year two or later and to postdoctoral fellows conducting Parkinson's disease research. The program is open worldwide with no restriction on nationality or institution country. The 2026 cycle application deadline was 26 January 2026, with placements starting summer 2026; the next cycle is anticipated to open in late 2026.
The geographic-separation requirement is the program's defining feature: the host laboratory must be meaningfully distant from the applicant's home institution, ensuring exposure to a different research environment, methodology, or scientific community. Applicants must arrange both a home institution supervisor and a host laboratory supervisor before submitting an application. The program covers Parkinson's research broadly — basic science, translational, and clinical approaches are all in scope. Applications are submitted through ProposalCentral.
Candidates who can articulate why the specific host laboratory offers capabilities or expertise unavailable at their home institution are best positioned in the review process. The award is explicitly designed for skill transfer and network building, not simply to fund ongoing work in a new location. Successful applicants typically show how the visiting placement will fill a methodological gap or introduce collaborative ties that advance their longer-term Parkinson's research program. PhD students must be enrolled in year two or later at time of application; first-year students are ineligible.
Funds summer placements for PhD students (year two or later) and postdoctoral fellows to conduct Parkinson's disease research at a host laboratory geographically distant from their home institution.
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