CurePSP New Investigator Award 2026

Who can apply: Open to early career investigators, which the funder defines as people in an independent position such as assistant professor, people within ten years of their terminal research degree or the end of post-graduate clinical training, and, stated explicitly, postdoctoral fellows and medical fellows whose project is… What is funded: CurePSP funds seed projects in two rare tauopathies, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration, for people early in a research career. Awards run up to USD 100,000 over one or two years and cover direct costs only, with no indirect costs. Postdoctoral fellows may be the applicant provided the… Deadline: 15 October 2026. Round: 2026 call (renamed from the Pathway and Pipeline programme, same focus and eligibility).

Read the full call and apply on the official page: CurePSP, official page.

Who can apply

• Open to early career investigators, which the funder defines as people in an independent position such as assistant professor, people within ten years of their terminal research degree or the end of post-graduate clinical training, and, stated explicitly, postdoctoral fellows and medical fellows whose project is intended to support a transition to an independent research career. All applicants need an academic doctorate such as a PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DO, ScD, DSW or DVM. Applicants may be based in the United States or abroad, and proposals are accepted from international academic and non-profit research organisations, with the exception of countries under United States trade sanctions or embargoes. Past awardees cannot reapply. No application fee.

Stage dates

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