Applications are due by midnight, February 1, 2025.

Next award period: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

The Ruth K. Broad Foundation offers a prestigious opportunity for a year-long named postdoctoral fellowship. The award supports a postdoc conducting high-priority, high-potential, basic, or translational research in neuroscience. The award amount is the standard postdoctoral stipend and health insurance/fringe as established by Duke University policies applying to postdoctoral appointments. The Foundation does not allow indirect costs for this award.

Applications will be evaluated on the quality of the science and the applicant. The potential for the proposed research to advance the understanding of neurodegenerative disorders and their relationship to Alzheimer’s disease is a strength, but not a requirement.

Applicants will preferably be in their first, second, or third year of postdoctoral study at the time of the application. The award is for a one-year period and requires a research report presentation at the Broad Foundation’s annual Board of Directors meeting in the spring of 2026 and a final written report at the end of the project. International postdocs are eligible for this award and are encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Completed applications must be submitted online as a single .pdf file using the template provided, no later than February 1, 2025. Please name your files using the following naming convention: Postdoc_FY25_LastName_FirstName

1. A one-page proposal stating the research work to be done, and how it is related to the underlying biology of nervous system function in health and/or disease. If applicable, describe the potential for this project to advance the understanding of Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative diseases. Please utilize the template provided to title the project and include your name.
2. If you are eligible for but have not received NRSA funding, please explain.
3. Completed Broad Research Award for Graduate Students Budget Sheet.
4. Curriculum Vitae or, if available, an NIH format biosketch,
5. A letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor. Please indicate in this letter the applicant’s year of study.

Please submit applications online as a single .pdf file with pages in the order specified above no later than February 1, 2025. If you do not receive an acknowledgment of your email within three business days, please contact Cathleen Durgin at cathleen.durgin@duke.edu.

Awardee Requirements:

The award may require research presentations at the Foundation’s annual Board of Directors meeting. A final written report is due by July 31, 2026.

The Foundation also requests recognition on any publication emanating from funded research.