Funding
BRAINS - Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroSciences - is a national program designed to accelerate and improve the career advancement of neuroscience postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors from underrepresented groups. Application deadline is May 22.
Through âfunding from NIH's National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroScience (BRAINS) program at the University of Washingtonâ is now accepting applications for their BRAINS 2017 Cohort.
The BRAINS program goal is to increase engagement and retention of academic early-career neuroscientists from underrepresented groups through cohort-based community development and access to tips, tools, and skills development to prepare for tenure track success. The program is designed to increase participants' career self-efficacy, foster a sense of belonging to the field of neuroscience, and help them thrive in their careers.
To achieve this goal, the program offers two participant pathways: BRAINS Fellows and BRAINS Affiliates. BRAINS Fellows attend a multi-day professional development symposium packed with discussions with senior scientists panels on a wide variety of career topics such as time management, designing a research program, work/life balance, and thriving as a scientist from an underrepresented group, as well as participate in ongoing facilitated peer mentoring circles. The BRAINS Fellows Symposium will be held September 28-October 1, 2017, on Bainbridge Island, just a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA. BRAINS Affiliates are invited to series of three interactive webinars addressing core BRAINS curriculum topics (e.g., time management, mentoring, and thriving as a scientist from an underrepresented group) and ongoing facilitated peer mentoring circles. The BRAINS Affiliates program will begin in October 2017.
DEADLINE
Applications for the 2017 cohort will be accepted through 9 a.m. Pacific Time on May 22, 2017.
WEBSITE
http://depts.washington.edu/brains/
CONTACT
brains@u.washington.edu