| | Predoctoral Fellowship Award | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | Junior Investigator Research Awards | Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians
| Epilepsy Study Consortium Mini-Grant | Sergievsky Award for Epilepsy Health Equity and Diversity |
| Funding Amount | $30,000 | $50,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $22,000 | $150,000 |
| Award Duration | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 6 months to 1 year | 2 years |
| Eligibility Criteria: Degree | Matriculating in a full-time doctoral (PhD) program in a field relevant to epilepsy research. | MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree. | MD, DO, PhD, ScD, DO, PharmD, or equivalent degree in a relevant clinical discipline. | MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree.
| MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree. | MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, Doctor of Nursing, or, other professional degree within the appropriate track. |
| Eligibility Criteria: Mentor | Qualified mentor(s) with expertise to supervise and provide guidance on the proposed research. | Qualified mentor(s) with expertise to supervise and provide guidance on the proposed research. | No mentor required. Cannot be listed as the primary mentor on a proposal for a mentored research award by AES. | Qualified mentor with expertise to supervise and provide guidance on the proposed research with a clearly defined career and training plan. | Qualified mentor(s) with expertise to supervise and provide guidance on the proposed research. | Qualified mentor or mentoring team with expertise relevant to the scientific goals of the application and who has a focus on career development. |
Eligibility Criteria: Prior Awards | Have not previously been awarded an AES Predoctoral Fellowship. | Have not previously been awarded an AES Postdoctoral Fellowship. | Have not previously been awarded an American Epilepsy Society Junior Investigator Award or Research Grant. | Have not previously been awarded a Research and Training Fellowship for Clinicians. | Have not previously been awarded an AES Research and Training Fellowship for Clinicians award. | Have not previously received the Susan Spencer Fellowship or an AES Research and Training Fellowship for Clinicians. |
Eligibility Criteria: Appointments | None required | Be a postdoctoral fellow before the award start date. | Academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent at a university, medical school, research institution, or medical center. | Clinical fellow, postdoctoral fellow, or newly appointed clinical faculty member within five years of first full-time appointment before the award start date. | Accepted into an epilepsy fellowship program or be enrolled in the first year of a 2-year fellowship program at an appropriate institution before the start date. | Job title of clinical fellow, research fellow, clinical instructor, or clinician investigator or assistant professor for clinicians, or equivalent levels of career for nonphysicians in neuropsychology, psychology, pharmacology, nursing, or research. |
Abbreviated Eligibility Criteria: Other Support | N/A | N/A | To qualify as an early career grant applicant, you must meet all of the other eligibility requirements AND be either a new investigator or an at-risk investigator (or both). | Meet all of the other eligibility requirements AND be either a new investigator or an at-risk investigator (or both) | N/A | To qualify as an early career grant applicant, you must meet all of the other eligibility requirements AND be either a new investigator or an at-risk investigator (or both). |
Abbreviated Eligibility Criteria: Additional Requirements | Have a defined research plan and access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed project. | Have a defined research plan and access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed project. | | Be able to devote at least 50% of their time to the Research and Training Fellowship. | Have a defined research plan that is relevant to antiepileptic drug therapy, with access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed project. | Self-identify as an individual from groups that are underrepresented in medicine (URM). Have a defined research plan and access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed project. Preference will be given to clinical research that addresses issues affecting medically underserved people with epilepsy or seizures or related aspects of health equity. Be able to devote at least 50% of their professional effort to research. |
| US Citizenship | Not required *All research must be executed in the US | Not required *All research must be executed in the US | Not required *All research must be executed in the US | Not required *All research must be executed in the US | Not required | Not required * Primary academic employment of the applicant must be within U.S. |
| 2023 – Number of Applications | 31 | 48 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 - Number of Applications Awarded | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Success Rate | 13% | 17% | 16% | 39% | 50% | 33% |
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