Awards and Scholarships
Apply for prestigious AAN awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to the field of neurology. Filter and sort by applicant type, career stage, practice setting, location, and which awards are currently accepting applications to find the award for you. Select the award title to learn more and to apply.
Not sure which award is for you? See previous AAN award winners and learn more about their backgrounds and why they were chosen.
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Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Peripheral Neuropathy
This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage early career investigators in clinical studies in peripheral neuropathy.
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Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS
This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage junior investigators in clinical studies in ALS.
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Susan S. Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
This two-year award supports clinical research training in the field of epilepsy. It is hoped that this program, targeting fellows and new faculty, will foster the development of investigators interested in pursuing careers in patient-oriented research.
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Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS and Related Disorders
This award aims to support junior investigators engaged in clinical research focused on ALS, ALS-FTD, PLS, PMA, and HSP.
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Lawrence M. Brass, MD, Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Stroke
This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage early-career investigators in clinical studies related to stroke, vascular neurology, and neurocritical care.
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Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship
The award aims to recognize the importance of and encourage junior investigators in, good laboratory or preclinical research.
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Practice Research Training Scholarship
This award aims to recognize the importance of good practice-based research or comparative effectiveness research (CER) and encourage junior investigators to use studies to improve health systems and services.
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Resident Research Scholarship
Designed for neurology residents who are interested in a career as clinician-scientists. This award is intended to be a springboard into the AAN's Research Program or other programs focused on early-career investigators.
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Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Mal de Debarquement Syndrome and Central Vestibular Neurological Disorders
This award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage early career investigators in clinical studies in Mal de Debarquement Syndrome and Central Vestibular Neurological Disorders.
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Medical Student Research Scholarship
Designed for up to 15 medical students with limited research experience relevant to clinical or neuroscience fields who have a supporting preceptor and a project with clearly defined goals.
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Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Early Career Investigators
This award recognizes early career investigators who have made significant contributions to movement disorders research. The award is named for Dr. Jon Stolk, a driving force in the drug development field for Parkinson's disease.
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Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize
This prize is awarded to emerging neurologists who have a strong interest in, and have demonstrated a passion for, learning and expanding the field of stroke research.
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Frank A. Rubino Award for Excellence in Clinical Neurology Teaching
This prestigious award recognizes exceptional clinical neurology educators, who are the lifeblood of neurology and is reserved for those who have distinguished themselves by devoting their practice to clinical neurology, seeing patients, and teaching clinical neurology.
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好色先生 Research Grant
The purpose of the 好色先生 Research Grant is to study the effectiveness of neurological education programs. Three grants, each in the amount of $10,000 are to be awarded based on the quality of proposal and merits of the project.
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Medical Student Essay Award
This award seeks to stimulate interest in the field of neurology as an exciting and challenging profession by offering highly competitive awards for the best essay in neurology.
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Lawrence C. McHenry Award: An Award for the History of Neurology
Selected by the Lawrence C. McHenry Award Workgroup, this award recognizes excellence in research in the history of neurology.
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Volunteer Service Award
This award recognizes a private practice neurologist for their volunteer service to patients, organizations, and/or the community.
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A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award
Excellent teachers deserve recognition for their contributions to improving neurology now and in the future. This award demonstrates respect and appreciation for neurological teaching.
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Harold Wolff-John Graham Award: An Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research
This award recognizes individuals who have submitted research results in the field of headache and facial pain.
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Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology
This award is in tribute to the career of Bruce S. Schoenberg, MD, in training neurologists internationally in epidemiologic methods. The award salutes those who are in their early and mid-career, who have a strong background and future promise as a leader in neuroepidemiological research.