Damon Runyon Fellowship Award
The Foundation encourages all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention.
Candidates must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a Sponsor – a scientist (tenured, tenure-track or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow. In addition to aiding in the planning, execution and supervision of the proposed research, the Sponsor’s role is to foster the development of the Fellow’s overall knowledge, technical and analytical skills, and capacity for scientific inquiry. The Sponsor is also expected to assist the Fellow in attaining his/her career goals.
Awards are made to institutions for the support of the Fellow under direct supervision of the Sponsor. Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible.
The primary criteria used to evaluate applicants are: • the quality of the research proposal (importance of the problem, originality of approach, appropriateness of techniques and clarity of presentation) • the qualifications, experience and productivity of both the candidate and the Sponsor • the quality of the research training environment in which the proposed research is to be conducted and its potential for broadening and strengthening the candidate’s ability to conduct innovative and substantive research. The proposed research and training environment should represent a new opportunity for the candidate to expand his/her scientific skill set. Direct extensions of the candidate’s graduate work (in approach, technique or exact area of study) will not be funded. Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are granted for a three-year term with second- and third-year funding contingent upon satisfactory progress reports. Fellows in their first and third years of funding will attend Damon Runyon Scientific Retreats designed to foster collaboration and interaction between scientists working in different fields relevant to cancer.
Eligibility • Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM. Applicants must include a copy of their diploma to confirm date of conferral. (If an applicant has not yet received his/her PhD diploma but has successfully completed all PhD requirements including PhD defense, he/she may submit a letter from the graduate school explicitly stating such, with the date of the PhD defense and date of degree conferral.) • Level 1 Funding: Basic and physician-scientists must have received their degrees no more than one year prior to the FAC meeting at which their applications are to be considered.* Applicants must not have been in their Sponsor’s lab for more than one year prior to the date of the FAC meeting at which their applications are to be considered* and are expected to devote 100% of their time and effort to Damon Runyon-supported research activities. • Level 2 Funding: Physician-scientists MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM or the equivalent must have completed their residencies and clinical training no more than three years prior to the FAC meeting at which their applications are to be considered. They also must be board eligible** at the start date of the Damon Runyon Fellowship and be able to devote at least 80% of their time and effort to Damon Runyon-supported research activities.
• The proposed research must be conducted at a university, hospital or research institution. No more than two Damon Runyon 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 is in the same department. (If either situation applies, the applicant must address the reason(s) in his/her application.) Proposals to continue training in the laboratory where the applicant received his/her PhD will not be considered. Proposals that are direct extensions of graduate work will not be funded. • Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible. • Candidates who are pursuing a degree are not eligible. • 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. Funding The award may not be used for institutional overhead or indirect costs. Award Stipends Year of Award Level 1 Stipend Level 2 Stipend Expenses 1st Year $43,000 $55,000 $2,000 2nd Year $45,000 $56,000 $2,000 3rd Year $46,000 $57,000 $2,000
Award Programs Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation One Exchange Plaza 55 Broadway, Suite 302 New York, NY 10006
Application due on or before: March 16, 2009
2009- 2010 MedImmune Viral Respiratory Disease Fellowship Grant Mission: To help support the continuing education of Fellowship Trainees in American Board of Pediatrics accredited programs nationwide. MedImmune will be providing up to $210,000.00 in 2009-2010 to support the training of up to 6 fellows ($35,000.00 per awardee). Grants will be awarded to those individuals doing original and important research in viral respiratory diseases. Funding will be provided to the fellow’s institution. We hope to help stimulate increased interest and research in the area of viral respiratory pathogens important to the health and well-being of children. These grants are to be used to help supplement project costs. Applications will be reviewed and selected by the Pediatric Academic Reviewers. Progress reports regarding the progress of your research must be provided quarterly to the sponsors and at the completion of the project period, a final report of the status of the project must be submitted. Additionally, MedImmune will be entitled to review and reference all manuscripts, articles or presentations resulting from the project prior to publication.
Eligibility: • Will be a full time fellow in an ABP accredited fellowship program (any phase of training), during the 2009-2010 academic year •The project must be the primary work of the candidate •The research must involve viral respiratory pathogens or disease conditions as its focus and have clinical relevance to pediatric patients •Verification from your institution that the MedImmune Fellowship Grant Award will not be subject to institutional overhead. The total grant amount ($35,000.00) shall be made available for the use of the fellow to support their research as described in submitted proposal. The parties agree that Institution shall allocate a portion of such funds to cover the travel expenses incurred by the Fellow in order to attend and present at the 2009 PAS meeting. Such financial support shall be paid by check issued to the Institution. •Candidates may re-apply for consecutive funding years as appropriate •See application for further details Timeline: October 2008 Applications sent out to fellowship directors and available at www.medimmune.com/about/grants.asp December 15, 2008: Applications are due no later than December 15, 2008 January – March 2009: Applications will be reviewed through early March 2009 Late March 2009: Winners notified and a completed W-9 will be requested May 2-5, 2009- PAS Meeting in Baltimore, MD Awards will be announced. Grants will be dispersed once all appropriate paperwork has been received and confirmed and Fellowship Grant Agreement is executed by Fellow’s Institution and MedImmune. MedImmune Fellowship Application Process: • To apply for this MedImmune Fellowship Grant, go to www.medimmune.com/about/grants.asp
For general inquiries, contact: Public Affairs MedImmune, LLC. One MedImmune Way Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (301) 398-0000 email: info@medimmune.com
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Fellowship Awards IASLC Lung Cancer Fellowship Award/Young Investigators Award - 2 years duration IASLC/PCF Prevent Cancer Foundation Fellowship Award - 2 years duration IASLC/National Lung Cancer Partnership Fellowship Award - 2 years duration The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer is proud to announce a continuation and expansion of the IASLC Fellowship and Young Investigators Programs. Overall there are 18 potential awards for two years each. There are awards in prevention and translational lung cancer research that are jointly sponsored with the Prevent Cancer Foundation, (PCF), through educational grants from Eli Lilly. There are unrestricted awards in any field of lung cancer research supported by educational grants from National Lung Cancer Partnership, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis, AstraZeneca, Celgene, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and OSI. This year 6 new unrestricted awards of $40,000 each year for 2 years are available for competition. We are now requesting application for these Fellowships and Young Investigator awards to be awarded in 2009. The goal is to reward scientific excellence and to encourage innovative investigations in the field of lung cancer prevention research and translational research with a potential impact on the management of lung cancer. The applications will be evaluated by a Scientific Review Panel; the deadline for submission of the application is January 10, 2009. A decision on applications will be reached by March 2009. Please email your application to pia.hirsch@ucdenver.edu by January 10, 2009 at the latest.
IASLC Executive Offices Mailing address: IASLC 13001 East 17th Place, Ste C6004 Mail Stop F434 Aurora, Colorado 80045 Phone: 303-724-3155 Fax: 303-724-3162 Executive Office Manager: Pia Hirsch - pia.hirsch@ucdenver.edu - (303-724-3155) IASLC Coordinator/Webmaster: Cari Sivey - cari.silvey@ucdenver.edu - (303-724-3159)
Minority Travel Fellowships
AChemS is pleased to announce the availability of travel fellowships for minority individuals interested in the chemical senses. The awards, funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, covers the cost of travel, meals, lodging, and registration to attend the annual meeting of AChemS. Members of African-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American, Pacific Islander, or other ethnic or racial groups under-represented in chemosensory research will be considered. Applicants need not be AChemS members, but must be U.S. residents. Awardees will be selected according to their academic background, experience, and research interests. How to apply Applicants are required to submit a complete cover sheet, curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation submitted to: Travel Fellowship Committee AChemS 5841 Cedar Lake Road – Suite 204 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Submissions must be received by January 16, 2009.
Association for Chemoreception Sciences 5841 Cedar Lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55416 Phone: (952) 646-2035 Fax: (952) 545-6073 info@achems.org
Kellogg Health Scholars Program "This Program is unique among public health training programs with which I am familiar in that scholars not only hone rigorous health disparities methods training, we also learn to translate our academic research into evidence-based resources for use in ongoing community-based social justice efforts and for policy-makers seeking to develop evidence-based policies to reduce health disparities." – Kellogg Health Scholar, 2008 The Kellogg Health Scholars Program develops new leadership in the effort to reduce and eliminate health disparities and to secure equal access to the conditions and services essential for achieving healthy communities. Through this Program, leaders emerge with the competence to undertake research adding to our knowledge about the nature of social disparities in health and about interventions to reduce those disparities; the capacity to partner with communities in carrying out research and building policy advocacy; and the skills to inform and support policy makers who seek to reduce and eliminate health disparities. The Kellogg Health Scholars Program consists of two tracks and offers two-year postdoctoral fellowships at eight training sites. The Community track highlights community-based participatory research, and relationships between academic health disparities research, public health practices in communities, and policy development. The Multidisciplinary track highlights a multidisciplinary approach to studying the determinants of health inequalities and inequities. Both tracks highlight the translation of health research into policy findings and recommendations. All scholars participate once a year in a networking meeting/workshop at which policy and practice experts from the affiliated policy development/advocacy organizations, public health agencies and Community leaders share their expertise with the scholars and the scholars share their work with each other and with the Program’s National Advisory Committee. In addition, small annual meetings of the scholars and electronic thematic mini-workshops provide opportunities for scholars to link up with alumni, mentors, program leadership or invited guests. Through these small meetings and mini-workshops scholars share their research plans and projects with each other including lessons learned, challenges faced and strategies developed in their traineeship experience They gain leadership skills in specific topic areas including publishing, grants management, and policy and advocacy. Award Stipend levels for the Kellogg Health Scholars are expected to be: 2008: $61,000 2009: $62,000 2010: $63,000 2011: $64,000 2012: $65,000 Community Track
Two-year grants for 2009-2011 with an annual stipend of $62,000 in the first year and $63,000 in the second year, which includes fringe benefits and an annual research fund of $10,000. In addition, there will be a moving allowance of up to $3,000, payable upon submittal of paid receipts, and for Community Track Scholars leaving at the end of their training to assume faculty positions a $5,000 research fund (per scholar) to continue community-based participatory research at their new location. Multidisciplinary Track Two-year grants for 2009-2011 with an annual Scholar stipend of $62,000 in the first year and $63,000 in the second year, plus a Scholar research budget of up to $10,000 per year, Scholar fringe benefits/health insurance, mentor honorarium and site management. Sites may pay moving expenses up to $3,000.
General Eligibility Requirements Must have doctoral level degree from one of a variety of disciplines such as economics, epidemiology, political science, public health, public policy, medicine, psychology, sociology, nutrition, anthropology, law, etc. The applicant need not have engaged in previous work in health disparities, or produced a health-oriented dissertation. Must have demonstrated potential for permanent appointment within a health professional school or potential for advancement in a health policy leadership role. Applications are welcome from junior faculty as well. Underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities and women, are encouraged to apply. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent US resident. Must have demonstrated quantitative and/or qualitative research training and skills. Is highly regarded as a professional by those responsible for his/her education and training. Applicant must have completed all formal requirements for professional and post-professional training (e.g. internships or residencies) at the doctoral level (e.g. Ph.D., M.D., J.D., Dr.PH, Sc.D) by the date of entry into the Program. Community Track Specific Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be located at one of the four training sites (Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg SPH, Morgan State University, School of Community Health and Policy, University of Michigan SPH, or University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SPH) OR applicant must be willing to move to one of these training sites. Applicant must be committed to a scholarly career as a faculty member in a health professional school, with emphasis on schools of public health. Applicant must be highly regarded as a professional by those responsible for his/her education and training. Other Community Track Considerations: Applications are welcome from junior faculty as well as those recently completing doctoral level training so long as the above eligibility requirements are met. Women and other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Scholars may not hold other training fellowships or be enrolled full time in another degree program during their tenure in this Program. Application Timeline A 2009-2011 Call for Applications was issued September 2, 2008.
Deadline for applications: December 3, 2008 (11:59 p.m. EST) Interview of finalists by sites and selection of scholars: January 12 - February 16, 2009 Announcement of awardees: March 6, 2009
National Program Office and Multidisciplinary Track Program Office Address Kellogg Health Scholars Program Center for the Advancement of Health 2000 Florida Avenue, N.W., Suite 210 Washington, DC 20009-1231 Phone 202-387-2829 Fax 202-387-2857 E-mail healthscholars@cfah.org
Community Track Program Office Address Kellogg Health Scholars Program Program Office of the CD Track University of Michigan School of Public Health 109 Observatory St., M4142 SPHII Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029 Phone 734-647-3065 Fax 734-936-0927 E-mail saundrab@umich.edu
HFSA Research Fellowship Status: Open for 2009 The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has established HFSA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS in heart failure. The purpose of the research fellowship is to develop clinician-investigators in the field of heart failure. Eligibility The full-year fellowship is designed for individuals seeking specialty education and research training in the area of heart failure. At the time of award initiation, the awardee should have no more than seven post doctoral years (excluding personal leave). Individuals with faculty appointments (above Instructor level or no more than three years at the Assistant Professor level for nursing applicants) are not eligible for this fellowship award. The individual may not have another similar fellowship award from another organization at the same time. During the period of this award the recipient must devote no less than 80% of his/her time to research activities in heart failure. Preference will be given to those whose research is a bridge or can be translated into the clinical care of patients with heart failure. Candidates who have a doctoral degree in medicine, osteopathy, or nursing may apply. Candidates shall have been - and shall intend to continue to be - directly involved in patient care. Awards will be restricted to US and Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents. Note: Only one application per research laboratory will be considered for this award. Award The amount to be awarded will be based on the submitted budget, up to a maximum of $65,000 (USD). Up to $60,000 may be used for salary and fringe benefits of the awardee. This amount must constitute no less than 80% of the awardee's total compensation during the one-year award period. The remaining funds ($10,000 maximum) can be used as follows: travel to the HFSA annual meeting ($1,500 maximum), salaries of technical personnel essential to the conduct of the project, lab supplies, animals, volunteer subject costs, publication costs, and biomedical graphics. Application Due Date: Monday, February 2, 2009 (receipt date) How to Submit an Application The application submission process is now done online. You may begin the process at www.hfsafellowship.org.
Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. Attn: Cheryl Yano, Executive Director Court International - Suite 240 S 2550 University Avenue West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 Phone: 651.642.1633 Fax: 651.642.1502
ASM's Undergraduate Teaching FellowshipThe Program The ASM Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship (UTF) is aimed at highly motivated and competitive students who are interested in a career as an elementary or secondary school science teacher. Students will have the opportunity to develop a project to provide instruction in a scientific discipline in a local school or community setting in partnership with a mentor at their home institution and a teacher or site coordinator from the host site. Students will:
Develop and conduct an instructional project for a minimum of 4 weeks or 150 hours beginning in the summer of 2009 and ending by February 1, 2010. Work with ASM faculty mentors at the students home institutions and teachers or coordinators from the sites at which the project will be conducted, and Submit a research abstract for presentation at the 2010 ASM Conference on Undergraduate Education. (Should the opportunity to present research at the ASMCUE conflict with graduation, then applicants should contact ASM.)
Eligibility Applicants who do not meet all eligibility requirements will not be considered. Eligible student candidates for the fellowship must: Be enrolled as full-time matriculating undergraduate students during the 2009-2010 academic year at an accredited U.S. Institution, Be involved in an educational outreach project, Be a science major interested in Education, Have a faculty an ASM member at their home institutions willing to serve as a co-mentor, Have a teacher or coordinator from a local school/community site willing to serve as a co-mentor, and Not receive other financial support for the project during the fellowship.
Eligible Faculty mentors must:
Have an appointment at the same institution as the student applicant, Identify if there is an educational need at the site, Teach in a scientific discipline, Be ASM members, Have written support from their home institution, and Commit to attending ASMCUE
Eligible Field Site mentor director must: Provide some instruction in a scientific discipline and Have written support from their home institution or school district (e.g. principal or assistant principal). Funding Funding for the ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship program is provided by the American Society for Microbiology. The Fellowship provides: Up to $2000 for student stipend Two-year ASM student membership, and Up to $1000 in travel support for students to present the results of the research project at the 2010 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). Travel funds are contingent upon acceptance of an abstract for the ASMCUE.
Project Proposal Eligible project proposals must include: A clear description of learning objectives, A summary of the proposed instructional experience including methods, a description of the venue and the target audience, and evaluation/assessment of student learning, A detailed budget for instructional materials and supplies to be used in the project
Deadline April 1, 2009 For more information, contact: ASM Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship Program Education Board American Society for Microbiology 1752 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 fellowships-careerinformation@asmusa.org
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