The National Multiple Sclerosis Society aspires to bring the global community together to cure MS for everyone, aiming to achieve this goal as swiftly as possible. Their mission involves coordinating and focusing worldwide resources on essential research questions to accelerate progress toward ending MS.
The grant program by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports research aligned with the goals outlined in their Pathways to Cures Roadmap, including stopping MS, restoring function, and ending MS through prevention. It prioritizes research projects that promote cross-disciplinary synergies, adhere to data and resource sharing principles, and focus on underserved and understudied ethnic and racial populations. Specifically, the Society offers postdoctoral fellowship grants for fundamental or applied studies, non-clinical or clinical, related to MS. These grants support promising professionals in enhancing their research training and scientific competence, with a clear relevance to the Society's research priorities. The fellowship aims to prepare recipients for meaningful, independent research in MS and to help them secure positions to continue their work. Support is provided for salary only and is limited to a maximum of three years.