The Alzheimer’s Association aims to lead the fight against Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
The Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship (AACSF) Program aims to fund a wide range of research areas proposed by clinician scientists. This includes not only patient-oriented and human subject research but also translational research that seeks to enhance diagnosis or develop treatments for neurological diseases. The scope of funded research extends to epidemiologic or behavioral studies, clinical trials, disease mechanism studies, development of new technologies, and health services and outcomes research, even encouraging disease-related basic science studies that do not directly involve humans or human tissue if they aim to develop diagnostic tools or therapies. Eligible applicants range from postdoctoral fellows to Assistant Professors within 18 years of their terminal degree, emphasizing the development of therapies and diagnostic tests for neurological diseases. The program offers up to $250,000 in funding, covering both research costs and travel for attending conferences, with additional stipends for the applicant and their primary mentor upon successful completion of the fellowship, promoting ongoing Alzheimer's research.