Deadlines

February 2023: The National MS Society remains committed to funding priority research. We have continued to support existing grant and fellowship commitments, and as we recover financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have begun a regular cadence of offering new funding opportunities.

The Society is planning to release annual opportunities for targeted research grants, investigator-initiated research grants, and are continuing our commitment to the MS research workforce by offering annual fellowships and early career awards. Our research funding is focused on advancing the Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap. 
 
The Roadmap includes three Pathways: STOPPING MS disease activity, RESTORING function by reversing damage and symptoms, and ENDING MS by preventing new cases. We expect that this and other upcoming funding opportunities will align with many of the themes that MS researchers are actively pursuing.

Coming up in May 2023, we will be opening up opportunities for investigator-initiated research grants that advance the Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap (with a late July deadline) and for fellowships and early career awards (with early August deadlines). Follow links below for specific info and deadlines. 
 

Type of Application (click on links for more specific deadlines and pre-application deadlines)	Deadline for Receipt of Application (Full applications due at 5:00 pm)	Official Notice	Earliest Possible Start Date
RESEARCH GRANTS Fall Cycle	Late July	Mid-January	April 1
RESEARCH GRANTS Spring Cycle	THIS PROGRAM ON HOLD
MENTOR-BASED POSTDOCTORAL REHABILITATION AWARDS	Late July	Mid-January	July 1
HARRY WEAVER AWARDS	Early August	Mid-January	July 1
BIOSTATS/INFORMATICS/ COMPUTATIONAL BIOL.  JR FACULTY AWARD	Early August	Mid-January	July 1
SYLVIA LAWRY PHYSICIAN FELLOWSHIPS	Early August	Mid-January	July 1
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY-ABF MS CLINICIAN SCIENTIST	Early August	Mid-January	July 1
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS	Early August	Mid-January	July 1
PILOT RESEARCH	THIS PROGRAM ON HOLD
CAREER TRANSITION FELLOWSHIPS	Pre-Applications early May; full proposals early August	Mid-January	July 1
CLINICAL CARE FELLOWSHIPS/ INSTITUTIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING AWARD	Early August	Mid-January	July 1
MS CLINICAL MENTORSHIPS	Mid-April	n/a	Mid-June