AFTD is proud to support two fellowship programs made possible by the Holloway Family Fund:
- The Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD, made available in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation — The application deadline for the 2025 Clinical Research training Scholarship in FTD has passed. The 2026 RFA will be available Summer 2025.
- Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships — 2025 RFP now available!
The AFTD Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides funding for the next generation of FTD researchers. By supporting talented young investigators during this critical phase of their scientific training, AFTD aims to inspire a long-standing commitment to FTD research.
- Duration: Two years, beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the second year
- Amount of award (USD): $60,000/ year ($120,000 total)
- Application of funds: Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended to primarily cover the recipient’s stipend or salary and benefits. Please see the RFP and application instructions for more details.
- Application deadline: January 10, 2025
AFTD Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowships will support projects across the full spectrum of FTD disorders (behavioral variant FTD, primary progressive aphasia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, and FTD-ALS). Specific areas of need include the following; however, projects may address any area of basic, translational, or clinical FTD research as well as projects focused on FTD-related outcomes research and public health.
• Cellular and molecular mechanisms implicated in FTD pathogenesis;
• Novel models that recapitulate the pathology and/or clinical phenotype of FTD, with consideration of ethological validity;
• Emergent technologies to (1) improve diagnosis, (2) monitor disease progression, (3) treat symptoms and/or underlying disease, (4) support caregivers;
• Bioinformatic or other computational biology approaches;
• Fluid, imaging, or digital biomarker discovery/development; and
• Understanding and addressing health disparities and the needs of populations underrepresented in FTD research.
• Applicants with a PhD and/or MD (or similar doctorate degree) engaged in postdoctoral research at an academic institution, teaching hospital, or nonprofit research institute.
• Both U.S. and international postdoctoral investigators are eligible.
• Current PhD candidates who will begin a postdoctoral appointment at a not-for profit institution no later than July 1, 2025.
• An applicant’s postdoctoral appointment must extend through the full 2-year funding period. Applicants may be entering the first, second, or third year of their postdoctoral appointment at the start of the fellowship term, provided the remaining appointment period meets this criterion.
• Researchers holding temporary or permanent staff scientist positions are not eligible.