American Parkinson Disease Association Medical Students Summer Fellowships

American Parkinson Disease Association Medical Students Summer Fellowships Academic Year 2015 Deadline: January 31, 2015 The American Parkinson Disease Association Inc. has budgeted research funds to be awarded during the 2015 -2016 and following academic years. The APDA Summer Fellowships are designed to provide a stipend to enable medical students to perform supervised laboratory or clinical research designed to clarify our understanding of Parkinson’s disease, its nature, manifestations, etiology or treatment. It is hoped this experience will stimulate a student’s interest in future research in the field of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.This is a Fellowship of $4,000 for a three(3) month summer commitment. The stipend will be in the amount of $4,000. Eligibility The applicant should be a full time medical student in good academic standing in an approved American medical school. The proposed research project must be performed in an academic medical center or recognized research institute in the United States and be sponsored by a full time faculty member or established institute scientist. The project must be part of the sponsor’s ongoing research and be performed under the sponsor’s direct supervision. Either laboratory or clinical research or a combination of both may be acceptable, however, merely reviewing literature or preparing reports will not be deemed acceptable. Application The medic...

Source: ScanGrants feed - December 8, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Parkinson Disease Association Source Type: funding