Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program sits under The ALS Association and was established by the Safenowitz family in 2004 in memory of Milton Safenowitz. It supports junior postdoctoral researchers working on ALS with high scientific merit, and it is one of the Association's clearest routes for building the next generation of ALS scientists. The award reaches up to $150,000 over two years. Applicants must have completed their PhD or postgraduate clinical training less than two years before the letter of intent deadline, and they may apply from anywhere in the world. The process runs in two stages: a roughly 2.5-page letter of intent, then a full proposal only by invitation. The program is built for projects that connect directly to ALS biology, biomarkers, or risk factors and for candidates with strong mentor support. Fellows join the Postdoctoral Fellowship Consortium, present regularly, and the program reports that more than 100 fellows have been supported over two decades, with at least 75% remaining in ALS research.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.