Duration and Budget
- Typical duration is two years. Can be shorter if appropriate for the project.
- Maximum total costs of $75,000 per year ($150,000 total).
- Postdoctoral Fellowship proposals must include up to $1,500 for travel expenses to attend a relevant scientific meeting. This is optional but strongly encouraged for Research Grant proposals.
Indirect Costs
For research grants, including postdoctoral fellowships, the TSC Alliance allows no more than 10 percent of the total costs to be applied to indirect costs. As an example, a maximum of $15,000 indirect costs may be included within an award totaling $150,000.
The TSC Alliance does not pay indirect costs on contracts based on delivering a tangible or measurable work product. Examples of such contracts are those to enter data into the TSC Natural History Database or collection of blood or remnant surgical tissue for the TSC Biosample Repository.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to all investigators at established academic or research institutions or at pharmaceutical or biotech companies worldwide. Researchers residing in the United States do not need to be U.S. citizens to apply for funding.
Open Science Policy
As a nonprofit funded through contributions from the TSC community and the public at large, we are committed to being good stewards of these funds. We support projects that will rapidly advance our understanding of TSC and the development of therapies for the disease. The TSC Alliance seeks to inspire discovery and innovation by improving access to scientific data and outputs including data, code, software, protocols, and materials. Improved dissemination will lead to more opportunities for TSC investigators to collaborate and for build upon the latest developments in research. In this regard, the TSC Alliance has adopted an Open Science Policy to ensure transparency of and broad access to TSC Alliance-funded research. Please click here to read the policy in its entirety.