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.