The International Foundation for Ethical
Research (IFER) is now accepting pre-proposal applications for 2020-2021
Graduate Fellowships.
Applications
are due no later than 11:59 PM CST on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
IFER Graduate Fellowships are one-year grants of typically $12,500 for projects
that support the development, acceptance and implementation of innovative
scientific methodologies that advance science and refine, reduce or replace the
use of animals in research, testing or education. Grants are renewable annually for up to three years, depending
on student progress and availability of funds.
Special consideration and additional
financial support may be given to proposals that are likely to replace the use
of animals in research, and for those projects that are likely to refine,
reduce or replace the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research.
By funding early career researchers with
an interest in developing innovative alternatives to animal experiments, IFER
hopes to seed the scientific field with talented individuals prepared to
integrate scientific discovery with ethics and respect for animals.
Recipients of IFER Graduate Fellowships, selected by IFER’s
Scientific Advisory Board, have the potential to positively change the course
of science by working to promote the advancement of humane methodologies that
can spare animal suffering. Since 1985, grants totaling more than one million
dollars have been awarded to promising young researchers who are developing alternatives to the
use of animals in science.
Video testimonials of recent IFER Graduate Fellowship recipients can be viewed
at http://www.ifer.org/fellowship-current-recipients.php.
More information on the IFER Graduate Fellowship program, including eligibility
requirements, submission guidelines and a link to the online application can be
found on the IFER website at www.ifer.org/fellowships.php.
Questions regarding the grant
application process should be directed to ifer@ifer.org.
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