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Helpful Links/Resources/Fellowships

  1. American Diabetes Association (Requires authorized to work in USA): https://professional.diabetes.org/meetings/core-program
  2. American Epilepsy Society: https://www.aesnet.org/research-funding/funding/early-career/postdoctoral-research-fellowships
  3. American Federation for Aging Research: https://www.afar.org/research/funding/glenn-postdoc/
  4. American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research (Female applicants only): https://alternativestoanimalresearch.org/afaar/programs
  5. American Heart Association (Requires specific visa types for non-US citizens): https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/application-information/postdoctoral-fellowship
  6. Cancer Research Institute: https://www.cancerresearch.org/scientists/fellowships-grants/post-doctoral-fellows
  7. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: https://www.cff.org/Research/Researcher-Resources/Awards-and-Grants/Training-Awards/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellowship-Award/
  8. Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation: https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/fellowship
  9. Fragile X Research Foundation: https://www.fraxa.org/fragile-x-research/grant-application/
  10. Helen Hay Whitney Foundation (First year postdocs): http://hhwf.org/research-fellowship/
  11. Hope Funds for Cancer Research: http://www.hope-funds.org/grants/eligibility-and-application/
  12. Human Frontier Science Program: https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships
  13. Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research: https://www.jccfund.org/fellowship-information/
  14. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: http://grantcenter.jdrf.org/rfa/
  15. Lalor Foundation (Mammalian Reproduction): https://lalorfound.org/postdoctoral-fellowship-program/
  16. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: https://www.lls.org/research/career-development-program?src1=22051&src2=
  17. Life Sciences Research Foundation: http://lsrf.org/apply
  18. National Hemophilia Foundation: https://www.hemophilia.org/Researchers-Healthcare-Providers/Research-Grant-Programs/Judith-Graham-Pool-Postdoctoral-Research-Fellowships
  19. National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation: https://www.nationalmssociety.org/For-Professionals/Clinical-Care/Resources-for-You-and-Your-Practice/Clinical-Fellowships-and-Grants/MS-Clinical-Care-Physican-Fellowship
  20. Paralyzed Veterans of America (Spinal Cord Research): https://www.pva.org/research-resources/research-foundation/
  21. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation: http://www.phrmafoundation.org/awards/
  22. Prevent Cancer Foundation: https://www.preventcancer.org/research/grants-fellowships/
  23. Simmons Foundation Autism Research Institute (This award is a transition to independence; senior postdocs apply, and it funds up to 3 years of their work as a new tenure-track faculty studying autism): https://www.sfari.org/grant/bridge-to-independence-award-request-for-applications/
  24. Tourette Association of America: https://tourette.org/research-medical/grants-fellowships/
  25. Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program (Supports Israeli postdocs studying in the US): https://zuckerman-scholars.org/ourprograms/postdoc-program/