{"id":7870,"date":"2021-04-21T00:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T04:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/fellowship-overview\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:01:12","slug":"fellowship-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/?page_id=7870","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Grass Fellowships at the\u00a0Marine Biological Laboratory\u00a0(MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Supported approaches include neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems. The Foundation also has a longstanding interest in epilepsy-related research.<\/span><\/p>\n

BENEFITS:<\/strong>\u00a0Grass Fellowships provide research support including laboratory space, animals,\u00a0equipment<\/a>\u00a0and supplies for one summer at the MBL. Additionally, the investigator, his\/her spouse or legal domestic partner, and dependent children are provided housing, a daily meal allowance and round-trip travel to the MBL.<\/p>\n

Fellows function as an intellectual and social group within the\u00a0MBL scientific community<\/a>\u00a0while sharing space in the Grass Laboratory. In a weekly\u00a0private seminar series, eminent investigators at the MBL discuss their work with the Fellows. In addition, a yearly\u00a0Forbes Lecturer<\/a>\u00a0will spend a portion of the summer in the Grass Lab interacting with Fellows.<\/p>\n

ELIGIBILITY:<\/strong>\u00a0Early investigators (late stage predoctoral trainees and beyond) are eligible to apply. This includes applicants with prior experience at MBL or with the Grass Foundation (MBL course alumni are encouraged to apply). Priority is given to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a research career. Please see\u00a0FAQ\u00a0<\/a>page on website or contact the\u00a0Program Coordinator<\/a>\u00a0for more information. International Fellows (i.e., not US citizens or resident aliens) must hold a valid visa (e.g. J-1, H-1B, F1 or F1-OPT) for the entire duration of the fellowship. Please contact us early in case you need to adjust your visa status! The Grass Foundation values diversity in all of its programs.<\/p>\n

DURATION:<\/strong>\u00a0The duration of the program is 14 weeks starting Memorial Day Monday; for exact dates click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SELECTION:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Trustees of The Grass Foundation<\/a> judge an applicant\u2019s ability to organize and present pertinent information, the scientific merit of the proposed research, and evidence of an applicant\u2019s ability to work independently. Approximately 7-10 Grass Fellowships are awarded annually. Most Fellows share space in the Grass Lab; some arrange to work in the space of another MBL investigator.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Apply for the Grass Fellowship” style=”flat” color=”primary” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgrassfoundation.org%2Fapplication-portal%2F”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Grass Fellowships at the\u00a0Marine Biological Laboratory\u00a0(MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Supported approaches include neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems. The Foundation also has a longstanding interest in epilepsy-related research. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7870","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grassfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}