Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF):
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This award is to support the training of researchers who have recently received
their doctorate. Awards are made for one
to three years with progressive stipends of $28,000, $30,000, and $32,000
per year, plus a $2,000 per year institutional allowance.
Deadline:
| APRIL 1 |
| OCTOBER 15 |
ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER (ACR)
ARC - Departement Des Commissions Scientifiques
94803 Villejuif Cedex
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Deadline:
| SEPTEMBER 15 |
| MARCH 15 |
BURROUGHS
WELLCOME FUND
BWF's emphasis is on the career development of biomedical
scientists and on advancing areas in the basic medical sciences that are underfunded
or that have a shortage of qualified researchers. BWF, which is governed by
a Board of Directors composed of distinguished scientists and business leaders,
is not affiliated with any corporation. With its current endowment of about
$700 million, BWF makes approximately $35 million in grants annually in the
United States and Canada. BWF channels its financial support primarily through
competitive award programs, which are directed by advisory committees composed
of leading scientists and educators. The majority of awards are made to degree-granting
institutions on behalf of individual researchers, who must be nominated by their
institution. Most award programs are open to U.S. and Canadian scientists and
institutions.
CDMRP BREAST CANCER PROGRAM-CONCEPT AWARD
Proposal Submission/Approval Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time March 10
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for Basic and Physician Scientists
Eligibility
Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent:
MD, PhD, DDS, DVM.
Level 1 Funding: Basic and physician scientist applicants must have received
their degrees no more than one year prior to the SAC meeting at which their
applications are to be considered and DVM applicants no more than three years.
Level 2 Funding: Physician scientists (MD, DDS, DVM or the equivalent) must
have completed their residencies and clinical training no more than three years
prior to the SAC meeting at which their applications are to be considered.
The proposed investigation must be conducted at a university, hospital or research
institution.
No more than two Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Fellows will be funded to work
with the same Sponsor at any given time.
Only one fellowship application will be accepted from a Sponsor or Fellow per
review session; there is no limit, however, to the number of applications from
an institution.
Postdoctoral training in the same institution in which the applicant received
his or her degree is discouraged, particularly if it was in the same department.
Candidates applying to work in foreign-based or United States government laboratories
may be awarded a fellowship if they are considered to be especially meritorious
or if the program represents an unusual opportunity for postdoctoral training.
Foreign candidates may apply to do their research only in the United States.
Deadlines:
| Application Due By | AUGUST 15* | SAC Meeting Award Begin the First Day of | November, January, February, March or April |
| Application Due By | MARCH 15* | SAC Meeting Award Begin the First Day of | May, August, September, October or November |
* If the deadline falls on a weekend or on a Monday holiday, the applications are due by 12:00 pm on the preceding Friday.
EMBO
LONG TERM FELLOWSHIPS
Purpose
These fellowships are awarded for prolonged visits (4 to 24 months) and are
particularly intended for advanced training through research.
The fellowships provide the travel costs and a stipend for the fellow and his/her
family. If the applicant is already at the receiving institute, travel is not
paid. The stipend rates depend on the country being visited, marital status,
etc. In the event of early termination of the fellowship, any payments made
after the date of termination will have to be repaid as will the return portion
of the travel money. When the fellowship is accepted for a very brief period,
the entire travel allowance will have to be returned.
Duration
The fellowship may be awarded for a period of up to 24 months, dependent on
a positive interim request from the supervisor. The reviewing committee may
also award a shorter period than requested.
It is acceptable that a fellow would use the EMBO support to complete work initiated
under some other fellowship.The maximum time for a combination of this previous
support with that from EMBO will be 36 months if the laboratory is within a
member state. In non-member states the maximum combined period is 24 months.
The application will be valid only if the fellow has been in the receiving laboratory
for a period not greater than 2 years at the relevant closing date for application.
All fellowships must be started within one calendar year of the relevant closing
date for applications.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent before the start of the
fellowship but not necessarily when applying. For clarity, it is deemed that
this requirement is fulfilled only when the thesis has been stamped as submitted
for final examination by the university. As a minimum, applicants must have
at least one first author publication in press or published in an international
peer reviewed journal at the time of application. This rule is strictly applied
as experience shows that those with weaker c.v.s are never successful.
Candidates can only submit applications for one project at one host laboratory
at each round of selection.
The long term fellowships are aimed to support those who have recently completed
their Ph.D. Normally this means young scientists with up to approximately, 4
years post-doctoral experience. In the past, this has translated to an age limit
of 35 years. This limitation is now removed but the emphasis on the support
of those early in their scientific career remains.
Deadline:
| FEBRUARY 15 |
| AUGUST 15 |
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation supports early postdoctoral research
training in all basic biomedical sciences. To attain its ultimate goal of increasing
the number of imaginative, well-trained and dedicated medical scientists, the
Foundation grants financial support of sufficient duration to help further the
careers of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research.
Eligibility
Candidates living in North America who hold, or are in the final stages of obtaining,
the M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral
training in basic biomedical research are eligible to apply for a fellowship.
The Foundation does not accept applications from persons who are abroad. United
States citizenship is not a requirement, but fellowships to resident non-citizens
are awarded only for training in this country. Citizens may train abroad.
Applications from established scientists or advanced fellows will not be considered.
The fellowships are for early postdoctoral training only. Applicants who have
had one year's postdoctoral laboratory training at the time of application will
not be considered for a Whitney fellowship.
The Foundation will not consider applicants who plan tenure of the fellowship
in the laboratory in which they have already received extensive predoctoral
or postdoctoral training; the aim of the fellowship support is to broaden postdoctoral
training and experience. Because the number of available fellowships is limited,
the Foundation does not make more than one award in any one year for training
with a given supervisor, and in addition, will not support more than two fellows
per laboratory at one time.
The Foundation expects that fellowship training will be obtained in an academic
setting. The selection of a commercial or industrial laboratory for the training
experience is not acceptable.
Duration of Fellowship
The fellowship is for a period of three years, contingent on performance satisfactory
to the Foundation's Scientific Advisory Committee. One- and two-year fellowships
are not considered.
Activation of Fellowship
July 1 is the usual starting date. An activation date earlier than July 1 will
be available in a limited number of cases, depending upon the availability of
funds, but in no event earlier than April 1. All fellowships must be activated
by January 1 following the award.
Deadline:
Application forms become available March 15 each year, and the deadline for
filing is a postmark or courier date of August 15. Late applications will not
be considered.
| Applications Available | APRIL 15 |
| Application due by | JULY 15 |
Long-Term Fellowships: There is one review cycle per year. The
deadline for receiving applications is 1st September. The final decisions on
awards are made at the end of the following March.
Research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries
who wish to combine their expertise to approach questions that could not be
answered by individual laboratories. Awards are made for a maximum of three
years (US$ 230,000 yearly average). The aim is to foster cooperation between
the best scientists with different expertise working on the same subject. The
research teams must be international. The principal applicant must be from one
of the eligible countries. However, other participating scientists and laboratories
may be situated anywhere in the world.
Long-term Fellowships allow young scientists to perform a two year period of
postdoctoral research in an outstanding laboratory in another country. They
are designed to provide a period of postdoctoral training for researchers who
are expected to play an important role in originating and pursuing creative
research.
The fellowships provide approximately $US 40,000 per year, including allowances
for travel and research expenses. To be eligible, a fellow must either come
from or go to a member country.
JANE COFFIN CHILDS MEMORIAL FUND
ELIGIBILITY
The conditions under which these awards are made are as follows: Applicants
in general should not have more than ONE YEAR of postdoctoral experience. They
must hold either the M.D. degree or the Ph.D. degree in the field in which they
propose to study or furnish evidence of equivalent training and experience.
The appointment will normally be for three years. The Fund recognizes that in
some instances there may be valid reasons for changing both laboratory and sponsor.
Such changes require the permission of the Director with the advice of the Board
of Scientific Advisers. Applicants who, at the time of initiation of the fellowship,
will have completed one year in a position as postdoctoral fellow or equivalent
will usually be awarded a maximum of two years of fellowship support from this
foundation. Only under exceptional circumstances will an award be made to an
individual who will have had two years or more of postdoctoral research experience.
Applications will also be accepted in the field of structural biology and will
emphasize supramolecular structure and cryoelectron microscopy, areas of particular
interest to The Agouron Institute (a program that they are interested in supporting
for the Jane Coffin Childs Fund). Applicants may be citizens of any country
but for foreign nationals awards will be made only for study in the United States.
American citizens may hold a fellowship either in the United States or in a
foreign country. An applicant in addition to submitting evidence as to pre-
and postdoctoral training must supply (a) the names and addresses of three individuals
personally acquainted both with the applicant and with the applicantÕs professional
work, one of whom should be the principal predoctoral advisor, (b) a suitably
documented outline of the research problem proposed, and (c) the written consent
of the chief of laboratory and a responsible fiscal officer of the host institution
indicating their willingness to accept and provide necessary facilities for
the Fellow. (Please note that in the event of multiple applications, it is the
policy of the Fund to initiate no more than one fellowship under a particular
sponsor in any fiscal year.)
STIPEND AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE
The basic stipend at present is $33,500 the first year, $35,000 the second year,
and $37,000 the third year, with an additional $750 for each dependent child.
There is no dependency allowed for a spouse. An allowance of $1,500 a year toward
the cost of the research usually will be made available to the laboratory sponsoring
the fellow. A travel award will be made to the Fellow and family for travel
to the sponsoring laboratory. Return travel for Fellows will be considered depending
upon the FellowÕs plans and situation at the time.
DEADLINE
The meetings of the Boards of the Fund for the review of fellowship applications
are normally held in late April or early May of each year.
| Deadline | FEBRUARY 1 |
Should the first fall on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday. Applicants should note that late applications will not be considered. Please note also that due to the number of applications received, the Fund is unable to provide critiques of unsuccessful candidates.
LEUKEMIA
SOCIETY OF AMERICA
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, Myeloma
The Leukemia Society of America provides support for individuals pursuing careers
in basic, clinical, or translational research in leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's
disease and myeloma. To advance the understanding, treatment, and prevention
of these malignancies, three levels of support are provided as described below.
Scholar
Scholars are highly qualified individuals who have demonstrated over a period
of not less than five years their ability to conduct original research bearing
on leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. They are expected to hold
independent faculty-level or equivalent positions and to have obtained substantial
support for their research from a national agency. This program has been designed
to aid the individual rather than the project and to encourage continued investigations
in the field while assuring the investigator an income. It is not intended for
the support of well established or tenured senior investigators. Scholar awards
are $70,000 for five years ($350,000), however, annual renewals are required.
Renewals are based on a yearly non-competitive progress report review.
Special Fellow
Special Fellow applicants have completed at least two years of postdoctoral
research training at the time of review of their grant. Special Fellowships
are $39,700 per year for three years ($119,100), however annual renewals require
the review and approval of a progress report. An application may be made for
a Scholarship in the third year of the Special Fellowship, if other eligibility
criteria are met.
Fellow
Fellows are promising investigators with less than two years of postdoctoral
research training at the time of review. Fellows are encouraged to embark on
an academic career involving clinical or fundamental research in or related
to leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. Fellowships are $33,250
per year for three years ($99,750), however annual renewals require the review
and approval of a progress report. An application may be made for a Special
Fellowship in the third year of the Fellowship, if other eligibility criteria
are met.
Deadlines for Career Development Awards: Scholarship, Special Fellowship,
and Fellowship:
| Preliminary Application | SEPTEMBER 15 |
| Final Application | OCTOBER 1 |
LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (LSRF)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The LSRF solicits monies from industry, foundations and individuals to support
postdoctoral fellowships in the life sciences. Active solicitation of funds
continues, for which we need the assistance of all concerned individuals. We
recognize that discoveries and the application of innovations in biology for
the public's good will depend upon the training and support of the highest quality
young scientists in the very best research environments. LSRF awards fellowships
across the spectrum of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental,
molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology;
endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; virology.
ELIGIBILITY: Three-year fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to
graduates of medical and graduate schools in the biological sciences holding
M.D. or Ph.D. degrees. Awards will be based solely on the quality of the individual
applicant's previous accomplishments, and on the merit of the proposal for postdoctoral
research. Persons doing a second postdoc are eligible only if they are transferring
to a different supervisor's laboratory and embarking on a new project not connected
to their previous research. All U.S. citizens are eligible to apply with no
geographic restriction on the laboratory of their choice. Foreign applicants
will be eligible for study in U.S. laboratories. LSRF fellows must carry out
their research at nonprofit institutions. This fellowship cannot be used to
support research that has any patent commitment or other kind of agreement with
a commercial profit-making company. LSRF fellows can change projects, laboratories,
and/or institutions during the fellowship as long as the eligibility rules listed
here are not violated. A person holding a faculty appointment is not eligible
to apply for an LSRF fellowship.
Note: There can be no more than one LSRF fellow in any one laboratory at a time.
If a laboratory contains an LSRF fellow, no other applicant intending to work
in that particular lab would be eligible to apply. However, multiple applicants
may apply from a lab which does not contain an LSRF fellow (but only one fellowship
would be awarded). Please verify this matter with your intended supervisor.
SPONSORSHIP: Corporate, foundation or individual sponsors will have their name
directly associated with individual recipients who will acknowledge this affiliation
in all publications. For example: "[Name of fellow] is a [Name of Sponsor] Fellow
of LSRF." The assignment of a specific sponsor to a fellow will be done by the
panel of scientists who award the fellowships. The prospective fellow will not
be able to choose his/her assignment nor will sponsors have a say in the selection
process or in the assignment.
ANNUAL MEETING: Once each year all current fellows will meet for two days and
present their research. The LSRF Board and Staff, the Sponsors, the Peer Review
Committee and Guest Scientists are invited to attend the meeting.
In addition, fellows must agree to meet at least once a year with their sponsor.
In the case of corporate sponsors, this usually means a visit by the fellow
to the company.
STIPENDS: The fellowship award is $51,000 per year and is meant to be a minigrant.
LSRF keeps $1000 for administrative expenses and passes the rest to the fellow.
The salary scale begins at $40,000 for a first-year postdoctoral, $42,500 for
a second year, and $45,000 thereafter. The fellow, not the advisor, will control
expenditure of the remainder. It can be used for fringe benefits, travel to
the host institution, travel to visit the sponsor and to the LSRF annual meeting.
However, its main purpose is to support the fellow's research expenses. The
LSRF does not award an institutional allowance for overhead.
An escrow fund is available to fellows who can elect to have up to $5,000 per
year withheld from their grant by LSRF. At the end of their fellowship, they
will receive the withheld money as a one-time grant, if and when they assume
a position at a nonprofit institution in the United States. Fellows who elect
to have an escrow account will then be obligated to their sponsor for one more
year. This obligation includes the visit to the sponsor and the acknowledgment
of sponsorship in publications.
TIMETABLE: A panel of biological scientists (The Peer Review Committee) will
judge and select applications once each year. The deadline for applications
is October 1. Awards will be announced from March to May for
funding as early as June 1.
LSRF does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race or nationality.
Research Programs
The Medical Foundation's Research Programs work in partnership with scientists
at institutions throughout New England to fund research projects in biomedical,
clinical and community health medicine. Currently, five programs support various
funding initiatives in New England only aimed at researchers with varying levels
of experience. Application deadlines for each separate grant program change
each year and guidelines are revised on an annual basis. Questions or requests
for application guidelines should be directed to the Grants Office, (617) 451-0049,
X702. No inquiries or applications can be accepted via e-mail at this time.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: Two-year stipends awarded to fellows with
minimum of two, and a maximum of seven, years of full-time postdoctoral experience
at the time of application (October). Research areas include basic science,
clinical research, and community health/epidemiology. Supported by the Charles
A. King Trust (Fleet Investment Management, Trustee) and additional private
trusts and foundations, awards range from $24,000 - $32,000 depending on years
of experience. Geographic area limited to Massachusetts. Annual cycle with awards
activating on July 1.
| Deadline | DECEMBER 1 |
NIH: NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Citizenship. By the time of award, individuals must be citizens or non-citizen
nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration
Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status). Non-citizen
nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States
(i.e., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student
visas are not eligible.
Degree Requirements. Before an NRSA award can be activated, the individual must
have received a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D., D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng.D.,
Dr. P.H., D.N.S., Pharm.D., D.S.W., Psy.D., or equivalent doctoral degree from
an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Certification by an authorized
official of the degree-granting institution that all degree requirements have
been met is also acceptable.
F32 applications undergo a review process that takes between 5 and 8 months.
The receipt dates and the three annual review cycles are as follows:
| Application Receipt Dates: | April 5 | August 5 | December 5 |
| Initial Review Dates: | June/July | October/November | February/March |
| Secondary Review Dates: |
August/September | December/January | April/May |
| Range of Likey Start Dates: | Septmeber 1-December 1 | January 1 - March 1 | May 1 - Juyl 1 |
PHILIPPE
FOUNDATION, INC.
The Philippe Foundation awards grants to doctors and scientists interested in
exchange programs between France and the United States. the grants are designed
to encourage and facilitate Franco-American exchanges, but cannot provide the
primary source of support.
Application may be sent at any time during the year, to be included in the next
upcoming session.
Description of Offering: The Philippe Foundation is a small organization specializing
in the exchange of doctors between the United States and France emphasizing
medical research, particularly cancer. These grants are designed to facilitate
the exchanges, not provide the principal source of support. At the end of the
stay, 2 copies of a report describing your results to close your file are required.
Application Requirements: The following 9 documents are required
(4 copies in black ink):
* curriculum vitae
* list of personal publications
* list of publications of host laboratory
* detailed description of proposed work, including: statement from the head
of the laboratory, acceptance from the laboratory, approval of proposed work,
departure date and length of stay
* letters of recommendation, two from persons who have worked with the applicant
* information regarding other sources of support available to the applicant,
as well
* other pending applications
* detailed estimate of expenses in host country, and
* amount requested - indicate as precisely as possible.
Session Deadlines: Requests should be received 4 weeks prior
to the end of the session before decision is made:
| FEBRUARY 1 | MARCH SESSION |
| MAY 1 | JUNE SESSION |
| AUGUST 1 | SEPTEMBER SESSION |
| NOVEMBER 1 | DECEMBER SESSION |
SOUTHWESTERN GRANTS MANAGEMENT: FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
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US ARMY BREAST CANCER
Award Post-doctoral Traineeships
Recent doctoral graduates with less than 5 years of post-doctoral experience
Prepare new scientists for careers in breast cancer research
An average of $48,000/year inclusive of direct & indirect costs for up to 3
years
| Deadline | June 2, 4:00p.m. ET |