The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the latest recipients of its prestigious independence awards. The 13 talented early-career scientists will receive support as they transition from mentored training to independent research positions.
Each fellow will receive up to two years of postdoctoral support with an annual salary of $85,000, plus a yearly resource and professional development allowance of $10,000. Upon assumption of an approved tenure-track faculty position, fellows will receive grant funding of $600,000 total over three years.
The three independence award programs are provided through the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB), the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB) and the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). While each program focuses on different research areas, all three of this year’s programs support researchers whose backgrounds and experiences are underrepresented in science.
