The Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy was established in memory of Susan S. Spencer, MD, a past president of the American Epilepsy Society who was professor of neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine and medical director of the epilepsy program at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Following her untimely death in the Spring of 2009, this fellowship was created to foster the development of investigators interested in pursuing careers in patient-oriented research.
The award is funded by the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Foundation, and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.
The award totals $150,000 and is distributed over two years. Applicants must submit their research plan and biosketch in advance with sufficient time allotted for additional materials to be submitted by their chair, mentor, and references.