Epilepsy Study Consortium Mini-Grant — 2027

A mentored six-to-twelve-month project on anti-epileptic drug therapy during epilepsy fellowship training. Up to USD 22,000 includes USD 20,000 in direct research costs and USD 2,000 for AES Annual Meeting attendance, with additional meeting support arranged by the Epilepsy Study Consortium. Prior research experience and a fixed protected-time percentage are not required. The start may fall between 1 July 2027 and 1 January 2028.

An MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN or equivalent degree, acceptance into an epilepsy fellowship or enrolment in the first year of a two-year fellowship, a qualified mentor and institutional resources. Faculty appointments, research assistants, students, residents, permanent government and industry employees are excluded. Previous AES Research and Training Fellowship for Clinicians recipients are ineligible. Patient-care research requires completed residency and institutional medical licensure. U.S. institutions receive preference; otherwise eligible researchers outside the U.S. may be considered depending on funds. One proposal per laboratory across AES early-career programmes; a primary mentor cannot support multiple mentored submissions or simultaneously seek a Junior Investigator Research Award. Apply through ProposalCentral by 20 January 2027, 5 pm Eastern.