The following awards were given to the 26 bright early career scientists above:
- Junior Investigator Awards: $50,000 for newly independent investigators to support direct costs of research plus one year of AES membership
- Research Training Fellowship for Clinicians: Mentored support for clinical fellows or junior clinical faculty with up to $50,000 for stipend and travel support plus one year of AES membership
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: Mentored research fellowships with up to $50,000 for stipend and travel support plus one year of AES membership
- Predoctoral Research Fellowships: Mentored research fellowships with up to $30,000 for stipend and travel support plus one year of AES membership
- Epilepsy Study Consortium Mini-grants: Funded by ESC and administered by AES
- Susan S. Spencer, MD, Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy, 2021-2023: Funded by AES, Epilepsy Foundation, and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
The American Epilepsy Society would like to thank Jenny Hsieh, PhD and William Stacey, MD, PhD, co-chairs of the AES Early Career Grants Committee, and the long list of volunteer reviewers for their continued efforts in supporting the next generation of epilepsy researchers.
AES would also like to thank our funding partners for joining us to support the future of epilepsy research:
- The Epilepsy Foundation for one award in full
- The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation for co-funding of one award
- The PCDH19 Alliance for co-funding one award
- Epilepsy Study Consortium for full funding of two ESC mini-grants
- Wishes for Elliott for co-funding of one award
- The American Brain Foundation, Epilepsy Foundation, and American Academy of Neurology for their decade-long partnership with the American Epilepsy Society for support of the Susan Spencer Clinical Research Training Scholarship