The 2011 Kauffman Foundation Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Awards Call for Nominations
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association have announced the Call for Nominations for the 2011 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur and Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Awards, which recognize exceptional postdocs who are working to commercialize research.
The awards will be presented at the NPA's 9th Annual Meeting, slated for March 25-27, 2011, in Bethesda, Md. The Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur recipient will receive a $10,000 honorarium and travel stipend. The Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award, given to a promising postdoctoral entrepreneur, provides a $2,500 honorarium and travel stipend.
The deadline for nominations is Sept. 27, 2010, and the deadline for submission of online applications is Oct. 4, 2010. Please contact Cathee Johnson Phillips, the NPA's Executive Director, with any questions via e-mail, cjphillips [at] nationalpostdoc.org.
About the Awards/Criteria for Eligibility
Self-nomination is allowed and encouraged.
Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award
* The Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award recognizes and celebrates excellence in entrepreneurial performance in the scientific community. The winner will receive a $10,000 honorarium and a travel stipend.
* To be eligible for nomination, the entrepreneur must:
o Hold a Ph.D. in a field of science.
o Have completed postdoctoral training in the United States.
o Be the founder or co-founder of a private or public company (or companies) that:
+ Is commercializing or has commercialized the nominee's intellectual property AND
+ Is incorporated and located in the United States AND
+ Has been established for a minimum of three (3) years.
* Please note: Kauffman Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible to apply.
Kauffman Foundation Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award
*The Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award will be given to a promising postdoctoral entrepreneur. The winner will receive a $2,500 honorarium and a travel stipend.
*To be eligible for nomination, the entrepreneur must:
o Hold a Ph.D. in a field of science.
o Currently hold a postdoctoral position in the United States or have completed postdoctoral training in the United States.
o Be a member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA).
o Be actively seeking to commercialize his/her intellectual property or working as a founding partner to commercialize others' intellectual property.
* Please note: Kauffman Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible to apply.
About the Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare. Through its research and other initiatives, the Kauffman Foundation aims to open young people's eyes to the possibility of entrepreneurship, promote entrepreneurship education,raise awareness of entrepreneurship-friendly policies,and find alternative pathways for the commercialization of new knowledge and technologies. It also works to prepare students to be innovators, entrepreneurs and skilled workers in the 21st century economy through initiatives designed to improve learningin math, engineering, science and technology. Founded by late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo.,and has approximately $2 billion in assets. For more information, visit www.kauffman.org and follow the Foundation on www.twitter.com/kauffmanfdn and www.facebook.com/kauffmanfdn.
