Ricardo Miledi & Albert Grass

1955 at the Marine Biological Laboratory when Miledi was a Grass Fellow

Albert & Ellen Grass

Albert and Ellen Grass in 1955, the year that The Grass Foundation was formed. This picture was copied from a newspaper article entitled “Doctors Told of Findings by Quincy ‘Brain’ Machine” in the Quincy Patriot Ledger, Saturday, October 8, 1955.

Ricardo Miledi & Albert Grass

Albert Grass and Ricardo Miledi in 1990 at Woods Hole, Massachusetts when Miledi was a Forbes Lecturer for the second time.

Alexander Forbes

As one of the founding Trustees of the Grass Foundation he endowed that organization with a love for the adventure of new ideas, a priority for assisting young investigators, and a program focus to direct its resources to the growth of neurophysiology. Because he was a life-long neighbor of MBL and collaborator and friend of many of the early MBL community, the Grass Foundation has named these two annual lectures as an on-going memorial.

Original Trustees

Four of the original Trustees of The Grass Foundation. From left to right: Albert Grass, Frederic Gibbs, Ellen Grass, Robert Morison, and Erna Gibbs (not a Trustee) at the III International Congress of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology held in Boston from August 17–21, 1953.
  • The 2012 Grass Fellowship Program starts on May 28!  If you are not part of this group, consider applying on Dec 5, 2012. Application materials will be posted in June!

About Us

The Grass Foundation is a small, not-for-profit, private foundation chartered to support research and education in neuroscience.

The hallmark program of The Grass Foundation is the Grass Fellowship Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This program provides a first opportunity for neuroscientists during late stages of predoctoral training or during postdoctoral years to conduct independent research for scientific discovery on their own at the MBL each summer. While sharing the Grass Laboratory, Fellows function as an intellectual and social group within the MBL community. The number of fellowships awarded varies annually. The Application deadline for the summer of 2012 has now passed, but be prepared for a similar program in 2013 with a deadline of Dec 5, 2012!

The Foundation has announced a new Grass Fellowship in Advanced Imaging. This 2-4 week fellowship is open at all academic levels. The deadline for applications has now past. Stay tuned for a new RFA relating to this program by the Fall of 2012.

Additional programs supported by The Grass Foundation include the Robert S. Morison Fellowship, The Grass-MBL Faculty Grant Program, the Ricardo Miledi Program for Neuroscience Training, several neuroscience courses at the MBL, and yearly funding of a few lectureships and prizes. Please see our Program Grants section for more information.

Testimonials

  • Mooney , T Aran Ph.D.

    The Grass Lab broaden my abilities and my perspectives. It was incredibly valuable to my career. Show Details

  • Kentros , Clifford Ph.D.

    I started my Grass Fellowship as a burned-out graduate student considering leaving academic science and ended it as excited about science as I have ever been: it did no less than rekindle my love of experimental inquiry. Show Details

  • Silver , Wayne L Ph.D.

    My Grass fellowship made my career. Thirty years later I am still collaborating with people I worked with at the MBL. Show Details

  • Wang , Hong-Sheng Ph.D.

    The grass fellowship provided me a great opportunity to learn, to think freely, and to enjoy science. Show Details

  • Maruska , Karen Ph.D.

    The Grass Fellowship program was the perfect academic bridge between my PhD and postdoc, and allowed me the freedom to explore diverse research topics on a new model organism, learn novel techniques, and collect enough data for several publications, all within a supportive, fun, and intellectually stimulating environment. My experience as a Grass fellow was amazing, and on multiple levels, has played a significant role in helping me achieve my career goal of becoming an independent scientist in academia. Show Details

  • Morgan , Kathleen G Ph.D.

    Basically, when I was a very young, and very shy, Midwestern doctoral student, the Grass Fellowship allowed me to have my "own" floorspace and grant funding for the very first time. This experience planted the seed in my head that not only might I be able to make it as PI, but also, after spending a summer at Woods Hole, that it would be great fun to have a career as a scientist. Now, I can't imagine a better avocation and am very grateful. Show Details

  • Zee , Jade Ph.D.

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  • Zornik , Erik Ph.D.

    "My Grass Fellowship provided the greatest training experience imaginable. It allowed me to pioneer a new technique, develop and implement a project from its inception, and to plan, set up and manage my own small research program. It was a truly invaluable honor, and a whole lot of fun to boot. Show Details

  • Kracke , George R Ph.D.

    I often think back to the wonderful time I had at the MBL and the people I met. Being a Grass Fellow is a great way to meet Noble prize winners, National Academy of Science members, and other notable scientists who visit the MBL during the summer and even live in the Woods Hole area. Mary Grass and other members of the Grass family were very supportive and personally involved in the summer program and provided an excellent example of how to nurture scientific research in young professionals. Show Details

  • Coddington, Emma J., PhD

    I whole-heartedly appreciated the summer of science surrounded by fellow geeks!! And now that the summer is over I am realizing the many opportunities afforded through this fellowship!! In fact I suspect that part of the reason I got my current (dream) job is because I had this fellowship! So - HUGE appreciation. Show Details
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