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Young Investigator Grants
I. Young Investigator Grants
- The Institute supports research in the brain and behavioral sciences, which have direct relevance to basic and clinical psychobiology.
- Applications for funding may be submitted by researchers associated with institutions of higher learning, accredited research institutes, and hospitals. Preference will be given to young researchers, i.e. holders of a Ph.D. or M.D degree with appointments at the level of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (up to 3 years after the initial Senior Lecturer rank appointment). Only in extremely exceptional cases will support be granted to more senior staff, e.g. researchers from other fields who have changed their focus to psychobiology and lack other sources of financial support.
- Each researcher may submit only one application.
- Applications for funding can be made for one or two years, although formal approval of a grant is given for only one year. Researchers applying for financial support for a second year must submit a follow-up application, as stipulated in the official application forms, including a scientific report on the progress of the research, up until April 30 of each year. Recipients of a Young Investigator Grant may apply for another two year grant to be activated at the conclusion of their grant period. This application will compete with those for new awards.
- A research grant will be approved on condition that the researcher does not leave Israel for a period of more than four months during the year of his research. In the event that a researcher wishes to travel abroad for longer, he or she must inform the Institute of his or her intentions and the grant will be frozen during the period that he or she is abroad.
- An application for research funding which has also been submitted to other funding agencies will not be approved if full support of the project has been granted by any of these agencies. The applicant must detail in his/her application all sources of financial support which are at his/her disposal as well as all applications submitted to other sources.
- Financial support is given as partial participation in the research budget, in the form of stipends to students working on the research project, participation in research expenses and the acquisition of required materials. In special circumstances, funding will also be allocated to other budgetary items.
- Each application should be submitted by e-mail and, in addition, 3 printed copies in English plus a diskette or CD of the application should be mailed to our office. The total scope of the application should not exceed l5 pages.
Research support by the National Institute for Psychobiology is up to $15,000 per annum, with mandatory matching funds supplied by the host Institution or another source of another $10,000 per annum. No funds will be awarded by the Institute for Psychobiology without a contractual commitment by the host institution for the entire amount of matching funds. Deadline for submission: December 31 of each year.
II. Charles E. Smith Fellowship in Honor of Professor Joel Elkes
This Fellowship is awarded to one of the applicants for a Young Investigator Grant, as above. The purpose of the Fellowship is to assist in the absorption of a young scientist in the field of psychobiology into a track which will lead to a permanent academic position upon completion of the period of the Fellowship. The nominating institution should append to the application a letter from the Rector of the University or head of the institute or hospital, nominating the candidate for the Elkes Fellowship.
Thus, the nominating institution should submit an explicit commitment to the effect that at the end of the period of the fellowship, a permanent position will be made available to the Fellow, based upon his or her personal distinction in research and teaching.Each University or Research Institution may nominate only one candidate for this Fellowship, and only 1 fellowship will be granted annually.
The nominator should also attach 3 letters of recommendation. The young MD or Ph.D. will be provided with initial research support for up to 3 years, conditional upon availability of at least the same level of research resources which will be provided by the employing Institute.
Applications should be submitted on our regular Young Investigator Grant forms, with the additions specific to this Fellowship (nomination and recommendations).
Each University or Research Institution may nominate only one applicant for this Fellowship.
Each institution may nominate only 1 candidate for this Fellowship, and only 1 fellowship will be granted annually.
Research support is up to $25,000 per annum, and the host Institution must supply matching research funds of at least another $25,000 per annum.
Deadline for submission: December 31 of each year.III. The Drug Abuse Research Grant in Memory of Steven Smith
This Fellowship is awarded to one of the applicants for a Young Investigator Grant, as above. Within the framework of the preferential funding of research grants by the Institute, a research grant has been established by Mr. David Smith in memory of Mr. Steven Smith. The grant is designated for financing a research project in the area of drug abuse with emphasis on topics such as prevention and treatment of sufferers of drug abuse. Financial support will be similar to that of regular Young Investigator Grants, and the regular application forms should be used, with an attached letter stating that this application is also for this particular grant. Deadline for submission: December 31 of each year.
IV. The Clinical Research Grant in Memory of Haim and Regina Rabinowitz
This Fellowship is awarded to one of the applicants for a Young Investigator Grant, as above. Within the framework of the preferential funding of research grants by the Institute, a research grant has been established by the Prince and Eliaouf families in memory of Chaim and Regina Rabinowitz.
The grant is designated for financing a research project in the area of clinical psychiatry with emphasis on topics such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and disorders related to or induced by military service. Financial support will be similar to that of regular Young Investigator Grants, and the regular application forms should be used, with an attached letter stating that this application is also for this particular grant.Deadline for submission: December 31 of each year.
Charles E. Smith Extended Grant on the Subject of Memory
Extended Grant on the Subject of Clinical Psychobiology
Extended Grant on the Subject of Basic Psychobiology
The establishment of a special fund by the Smith Family facilitates funding of a research grant on the subject of memory. In addition, new grants have been established on the subjects of Clinical and Basic Psychobiology.
These grants are open to advanced researchers, holders of a PhD or MD degree and employed at universities, hospitals or other research institutions at the rank of Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor (up to 3 years after the Associate Professor appointment). Financial support will be granted for a period of up to three years.- Each candidate is restricted to one application. Thus, Senior Lecturers may apply for a Young Investigator grant or an Extended Grant but not both.
- The application will be reviewed by a scientific committee set up by the Institute and will be approved for one year only. A recipient of the grant who wishes to receive financial support for a second and later for a third year must submit a follow-up application as specified in the official application forms, including a scientific report to be submitted by April 30 during his first (and later second) year of research.
- The grant will be approved on condition that the researcher not leave the country for a period of more than four months during his or her year of research. In the event that the researcher wishes to travel abroad for a longer period, he or she must inform the Institute of this intention whereby the grant will be frozen during the period abroad.
- Support will not be approved if full funding is already available from another source for this particular research project.
- Support will be apportioned as partial participation in the research budget in the form of a stipend to a student working on the research, participation in current expenses or acquisition of required materials. In special research circumstances, funding may be allocated for other budgetary items.
- Each application should be submitted by e-mail and, in addition, 2 printed copies in English plus a diskette or CD of the application should be mailed to our office. The total scope of the application should not exceed l5 pages.
Research support is up to $30,000 per annum, with mandatory matching funds supplied by the host Institution of another $20,000 per annum.The Psychobiology Institute is striving to support annually three new 3-year grants in the subjects of
1 – Memory,
2 – clinical Psychobiology and
3 – Basic Psychobiology. - The application will be reviewed by a scientific committee set up by the Institute and will be approved for one year only. A recipient of the grant who wishes to receive financial support for a second and later for a third year must submit a follow-up application as specified in the official application forms, including a scientific report to be submitted by April 30 during his first (and later second) year of research.
- Applications for funding may be submitted by researchers associated with institutions of higher learning, accredited research institutes, and hospitals. Preference will be given to young researchers, i.e. holders of a Ph.D. or M.D degree with appointments at the level of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (up to 3 years after the initial Senior Lecturer rank appointment). Only in extremely exceptional cases will support be granted to more senior staff, e.g. researchers from other fields who have changed their focus to psychobiology and lack other sources of financial support.