Seed Grant
The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Center for Neurobehavioral Development offers opportunities for student research funding twice yearly. Applications are due October 15th and April 15th. (If the 15th falls on a weekend, the application is due on the following Monday.)
Graduate student and postdoctoral members of the CNBD are welcome to apply for research funding in the area of neurobehavioral development. Note that the awards are competitive, therefore, interested candidates should carefully review guidelines of the application.
Application
Fall 2009 Application Deadline: Thursday,
October 15th, 2009
PDF Seed Grant Application
Word Seed Grant
Application
Address Applications to:
Scientific Advisory Committee, Dr. Raghu Rao, Chair. Deliver Applications to: Michael Schmidt, Center for Neurobehavioral Development, 717 Delaware Street, Room 333 or MMC 507.
Spring 2009 Awardees:
Julia Cohen, Institute
of Child Development
“Neural Correlates of Executive
Function and Emotion in Adolescents and Adults”
Janette Herbers,
Institute of Child Development
“Parent-Child Coregulation and
Academic Success of Young Homeless Children”
“Dopamine Polymorphisms and
Infants’ Attention to Novelty”
Mu Sun, Ph.D.,
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
“Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic
Startle in Transgenic Mice with Iron Deficiency”
Fall 2008 Awardees:
Phu Tran, PhD, Department of Pediatrics - "Assessing the Role of TUF1 in Modulating Amygdala-Based Startle Response"
O. Evren Guler, PhD, Institute of Child Development - "Neural Bases of Declarative Memory Development"