Early Career Investigator Awards 2020

Early Career Investigator Award 2020
Each year Alzheimer’s Los Angeles honors researchers early in their career. This award honors both the work they are currently doing and their potential to contribute significantly to the field in the future. The hope is that this award furthers their career as a researcher in the field.
Award recipients will each receive a $1,000 cash award
Call for Entries
Awardees will be selected by the Alzheimer’s Los Angeles Medical and Scientific Advisory Council. Candidates may self-nominate or be nominated by a faculty member/mentor. Entries will be evaluated based on relevance, innovation, impact on the disease, and scientific rigor.
To apply, please submit the following documents, in this order, in a consolidated PDF file:
400-word summary of current research activities
Written answers (2-5 sentences each) to the following questions:
- How does your research advance our ability to understand, manage or treat Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders?
- What is novel about your findings or the approach used?
- What steps have you taken to ensure that your data are solid and reliable?
- What exactly was your role in this project?
Letter of support from a mentor or academic advisor
Curriculum vitae, including a list of any publications
Reviewer recruitment list (names of 3 reviewers not from your institution, including their respective institution names, phone numbers, and email addresses)
One relevant manuscript (optional)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline to submit PDF applications is April 7, 2020
For more information about the award, contact Margarita Bermudez at
mbermudez@alzla.org, 323.930.6272