Genetic ALS/FTD Early Career Development Award

End the Legacy supports emerging researchers and clinicians interested in building careers that include a focus on genetic ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

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Our Early Career Development Award provides $5,000 over one year to support attendance at research conferences. The award helps recipients expand their knowledge, build professional relationships, and learn directly from people and families affected by genetic ALS and FTD.

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Who Should Apply

We welcome applications from people in the later stages of research or medical training and those early in their research or clinical careers who want to develop their interest in genetic ALS and FTD.

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What the Award Provides

The award provides $5,000 for costs related to attending research conferences during the award year.

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Recipients also participate in End the Legacy’s At Risk Community Summit, where they can connect with people personally affected by genetic ALS and FTD. Travel funding for the Summit is provided separately, in addition to the $5,000 award.

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What Recipients Will Do

During the award year, recipients are expected to:

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• Attend the At Risk Community Summit and give a presentation about their own work or highlights from the conferences they attended.

• Share plain-language summaries of relevant research and conference insights, subject to conference policies and confidentiality restrictions.

• Learn about community questions and priorities and consider how these can inform their work.

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