National Sanitarium Association (NSA) Scholar Program
- The NSA funds research at the cutting edge of respirology.
Application Deadline: 31 March 2024
NSA Scholar Program
- Funds highly promising new researchers
- At the time of application, are within the first three years of their first faculty appointment as independent investigators, and who have demonstrated considerable potential for success during their research training.
- It is anticipated that Scholars may be working with colleagues who share complementary research interests, but the Scholar will be expected to add a distinctly new direction or innovative dimension to the group in an emerging area of importance
- Funding is typically up to $400,000 over 4 years
- It is expected that during the course of an NSA award research grants will be captured from traditional funding agencies, and that the project becomes self-sustaining by the end of the NSA funding period.
- NSA Scholarships may be used for salary of the NSA Scholar (maximum of $100,000 per year), research equipment, and research operating expenses.
- The award may be held concurrently with other salary support awards, but the amount of the NSA award applied to the Scholar’s salary should be such that the total salary is limited to the appropriate range established by the institution in which the Scholar holds an appointment.
- Funding will not be renewed beyond the initial award.