Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Research Grants and Fellowships
MDF funds three standing mechanisms in myotonic dystrophy. The Research Fellows Program supports pre- and postdoctoral fellows. The two-year Early Career Scholar Program is the one worth a social work researcher's attention: MDF states it supports basic, translational, clinical and care-focused projects, and care-focused is the wording that admits care delivery, support and outcomes work. A Pilot Grants Program runs semiannually for one-year studies. MDF also issues targeted RFAs for strategic initiatives and small grants for travel and open-access publication.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)MDF publishes no award amounts on its research grants and funding resources page for any of the three mechanisms; figures appear only in the individual RFA documents.
- Timing
- Several times a yearNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The Fellows and Early Career Scholar programs run an annual application process and the Pilot Grants Program runs semiannually, but MDF publishes no specific dates on this page.
- Who can apply
- Doctoral candidate, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty
- Eligibility
- Research Fellows Program is for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows working in myotonic dystrophy. Early Career Scholar Program is for early-stage investigators. Pilot Grants are for investigators pursuing original basic, translational or clinical DM studies. The page states no citizenship or institution-type gate and publishes no dollar figures, so contact MDF for the current RFA before building an application.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- myotonic dystrophy · care-focused research · pilot studies · early career
- Apply at
- https://www.myotonic.org/myotonic-dystrophy-foundation-research-grants-funding-resources
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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