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General deadlines for research grant applications

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 FELLOWSHIPSINSTITUTIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING AWARD

Early August

Mid-January

July 1

MS CLINICAL MENTORSHIPS
 
Mid-April
 
n/a
 
 Mid-June
 

 

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