HDF Postdoctoral Fellowships

HDF Postdoctoral Fellowships sit under the Hereditary Disease Foundation and are built to bring promising early-career scientists into Huntington's disease research. HDF's broader mission is to fund transformative work that can produce treatments and, eventually, a cure, and this fellowship is one of the foundation's main tools for building the next generation of investigators in the field. It is a career-shaping award rather than a short exposure grant. The fellowship provides $100,000 per year for up to two years, or $200,000 in total, and it pays no indirect costs. Eligible applicants are postdoctoral researchers or scientists up to seven years past PhD completion, with universities and research organizations allowed as host environments and individuals also eligible to apply. The application asks for a mentor letter and runs through the shared HDF portal, with biannual progress reports and a required lay summary during the award. This is the right route for a researcher who already has strong training and wants to make a real commitment to HD. HDF is looking for applicants who can show both scientific promise and a credible mentorship environment, since the point of the fellowship is to cultivate durable commitment to the disease area rather than a brief project detour.

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