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Fellows-to-Faculty Award -- Autism & Neuroscience

Simons Foundation

The Fellows-to-Faculty Award program supports talented early career scientists and their research vision as they transition into tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Fellows receive funding toward the end of their postdoctoral career and a commitment of a $600,000 USD three-year faculty research grant. Fellows engage in a lively, interdisciplinary scientific community and participate in career development activities.

This request for applications (RFA) is intended for Ph.D. and/or M.D.-holding scientists currently in mentored research training positions who intend to seek tenure-track research faculty positions during the upcoming academic job cycle. Applicants must have a scientific vision for their future independent laboratory that advances the mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) or Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB) .

Deadline for application submission: 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time on January 14, 2026.

Specialties

Medical

Medical - Clinical Science

Medical - Basic Science

Medical - Translational

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must hold at least one of the following degrees or equivalent: Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Applicants must be in a non-independent, mentored research training position in a faculty member’s research lab, e.g., postdoctoral position, physician-scientist research fellowship position. Applicants must not accept a formal offer for a tenure-track faculty position or equivalent before award notification. Applicants may not simultaneously hold other career development awards that facilitate a transition to an independent research career.

There are no citizenship requirements.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Simons Foundation

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Address: 160 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010

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