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Post Doctoral Research Fellowships
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in September
Please check back in July for current policies and guidelines.
These awards are offered to MDs, PhDs and MD/PhDs interested in conducting basic or clinical research related to cystic fibrosis. Awards are offered through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's network of research centers or through individual applications submitted to the CF Foundation. Stipends are $33,000 (1st year), $34,100 (2nd year), and $36,300 (optional 3rd year). U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.
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Clinical Fellowships
The intent of this award is to encourage specialized training early in a physician's career and to prepare candidates for careers in academic medicine. Training must take place in one of the CF Foundation-accredited care centers and must encompass diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, comprehensive care and CF-related research. Applicants must be eligible for Board certification in pediatrics or internal medicine by the time the fellowship begins. Awards are $42,000 (1st year) and $43,750 (2nd year) for a stipend.
A third-year fellowship is also available for additional basic and/or clinical research training. Recipients are expected to be subspecialty Board-eligible at the completion of the program. Applicants and sponsors must submit a proposal of the research studies to be undertaken and other specialized training that will be offered during this third year. Up to $62,600 may be awarded: $52,600 for a stipend and $10,000 for research costs.
A fourth year of support is available as an option to highly qualified candidates who have received CF Foundation support as third-year fellows. Furthermore, the CF Foundation will underwrite the interest payments for educational loans for up to $7,000 per year. Recipients who do not enter a career of academic medicine will be subject to payback provisions. U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.
1st- and 2nd-Year Clinical Fellowships
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in October
Click here to apply online.
3rd-, 4th- and 5th-Year Clinical Fellowships
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in September
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Student Traineeships
Application Deadline: Two Months Prior to Project Start Date
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These awards are offered to bona fide students in or about to enter a doctoral program (i.e., Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D.) Senior-level undergraduate students planning on pursuing graduate training also may apply. Applicants must work with a faculty sponsor on a research project related to CF, the duration of which should be 10 weeks or more. The amount of the award is $1,500 a year, and students may reapply for support for more than one year.
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For more information send an e-mail to: grants@cff.org or contact:
Office of Grants Management
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) FIGHT CF
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