Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowship
These fellowships are intended to cultivate interest in Huntington’s disease research by encouraging promising early career scientists (postdoctoral fellows or up to 7 years past completion of PhD). HDF awards two-year fellowships of up to $100,000 USD per year. Beginning with the 2023 funding cycle, fellowships will be funded for a maximum of 2 years in total funding. Awarded postdoctoral researchers cannot apply for additional postdoctoral funding.

Research Grants
Grants provide more experienced researchers with seed funding to enable them to collect the preliminary data needed to obtain major, long-term funding from other organizations, including the National Institutes of Health. The Huntington’s Disease Foundation awards one-year grants of $100,000 USD. With (1) evidence of substantial progress and clear, compelling rationales for continuation; (2) a written request by the grantee for a one-year extension of the project as part of the grant progress report; and (3) competitive review by the HDF review committee, a subset of grants will be selected for the renewal for an additional year of funding of up to $100,000 USD (maximum possibility of one year renewal).

LOIs should have a direct application to Huntington’s disease (Max 500 words/3500 characters. Text only. No special characters or formatting). All LOIs related to Huntington’s disease are reviewed by a committee comprised of members of the SAB, who independently review and score each LOI. Only the LOIs that the SAB review committee considers the most impactful will have a full application requested.