Puerto Rico Leading Nation’s Vaccine Rate and Former Klingenstein Neuroscience Fellow at the Forefront

October 25, 2021

Dr. Daniel Colón-Ramos presides over a coalition of scientists to inform policy in Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Island now has the highest vaccine rate in America, having fully vaccinated over 73% of its 3.3 million residents.

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Funding Opportunities

The EAJK Fund currently has one open funding opportunity. The Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship for early career investigators engaged in basic or clinical neuroscience research. Application portal opens annually on October 1 and closes on February 15.

Neuroscience Fellowship

The KTGF currently has three open funding opportunities.

The first is the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellowship, which supports post-doctoral candidates investigating child and adolescent ADHD and depression. Application portal opens annually on October 1 and closes on January 10.

The second funding opportunity is the Medical Student Fellowship Program inviting medical schools to submit applications for consideration to join its Medical Student Fellowship Program. Application portal opens on January 8, 2024 and closes on April 8, 2024.

The third funding opportunity is the Transformation of Mental Health Care, focused on improving access to high quality mental health care for children and adolescents. Application portal opens annually on November 1 and closes on January 15.

Fellowship Program

Medical Student Fellowship Program

Transformation of Mental Health Care

The SHDF currently has one open funding opportunity, its Patricia D. Klingenstein Grants Program, which promotes Maine children’s health by providing grants ranging from $3,000 to $15,000 to organizations serving Maine’s underserved, low-income children. Application portal opens annually on April 15 and closes on May 31.

Patricia D. Klingenstein Grants Program