[Plsfaculty] Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award

[Kenneth Feldmann]

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The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Professional Development and
 
Enrichment Award 2010
 
(6 Individual Awards Available)
 
 
 
~ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ~
 
February 15 - April 30, 2010
 
******   Electronic Submissions Only   ******
 
 

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is
pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2010 FASEB
Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award.  A total of six
(6) individual awards are available to provide resources to support the
development and enrichment of leadership skills and training of postdoctoral
fellows or new (within one-year) assistant professors.  

The FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award
(sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National
Institutes of Health) was established to recognize outstanding achievement
by six early stage life scientists from underrepresented minority groups.
Individuals eligible for nomination are U.S.A. Citizens or Permanent
Residents of the U.S.A. from an ethnic minority group recognized as being
underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, are members of
one or more of the societies of FASEB, and are at a relatively early career
stage, defined as a minimum of two-to-five years of postdoctoral research
training, or a new (within one-year) assistant professor. Previous awardees
are not eligible.

Applications are requested from highly promising postdoctoral scientists or
new assistant professors who have demonstrated research productivity
including having published first-author papers in scientific publications,
mentoring of URM undergraduate and graduate students, and service leading to
improving and expanding opportunities for minorities in the scientific
workforce and academia. 

These awards are primarily intended for advanced URM postdoctoral fellows or
new assistant professors who can utilize this resource to gain knowledge,
skills and training to assist them in becoming competitive for funding that
will help them be competitive for faculty positions in prestigious research
intensive settings.

Award Presentation:  The six awardees will be publicized and announced on
the FASEB and FASEB MARC Program websites, and will also be included on the
awardees' member society's website.   Each of the six awards will include a
$3,000 unrestricted career development award, a certificate in recognition
of the award, plus an additional $2,500 travel award to support his/her
participation in a national scientific meeting.

 

Recipients of the award may use the career development and enrichment award
to support short-term work or training in the laboratory of a sponsor
(research-intensive university, industry, NIH, CDC) for the purpose of
obtaining training in new technologies, disciplinary area or other relevant
advances.  

 

The purpose/benefits to be received includes: 1) helping the awardees gain
knowledge and understanding to develop a productive collaborative
relationship; 2) allowing generation of new data or focus or 3) essential
methodologies that are critical in order for the investigator to be
competitive in obtaining NIH funding.  (Examples might be proteomics,
bioinformatics or laser capture micro-dissection training and data
collection that provides the preliminary data essential for a competitive
grant.) Intent would be a focused short-term experience with duration of one
week or two to three shorter trips over a period of time (depending on what
best supports the project's and investigator's goals.)  

 

Other valid uses of the career development and enrichment awards may be to
attend short-term professional development conferences such as
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and Mentoring) or AAMC sponsored meeting with the goal of developing more
leaders among URM scientists.

 

Application and Submission Procedures:

 

Applicants must be members of a FASEB Society.  Membership status will be
subject to verification by the member society identified in the application.

 

Please use this form as a checklist and post PDFs of all required
information on the FASEB Diversity Award website.  Access to the site is
located at:  <http://www1.faseb.org/PostdocProfDevAward/>
http://www1.faseb.org/PostdocProfDevAward/.  Documents must be uploaded
individually in PDF format. Submissions must include all of the following
documents: 

1.      Completed cover application form with all requested information. 

2.      One application letter, setting forth in detail the description and
term of training to be obtained and its importance with regard to research
focus of investigator and preliminary data needed for grant application
(this must explicitly indicate how the training is consistent with new
interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or translational approach consistent
with NIH Roadmap.)

3.      Curriculum vitae (CV) of applicant

4.      Letter of support and CV of mentor in sponsoring institution

5.      Letter from Chair of Department of Dean of applicant, supporting
their application and granting applicant release time for the activity
described in the application packet.

6.      Proposed budget (not to exceed $3,000) for travel, living expenses,
supplies and other appropriate costs, plus an additional $2,500 travel award
to attend a national scientific meeting.
For complete details, go to:
 
http://www1.faseb.org/PostdocProfDevAward/ .
 
~ Application DEADLINE: April 30, 2010 ~

 

 

For questions, please contact:

Cordelia D. Adams

Program Coordinator

FASEB Postdoctorate Professional Development & Enrichment Awards

FASEB Office of MARC and Professional Development Programs

9650 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3998

Tel. (301) 634-7930

Email:
<mailto:postdocaward at faseb.org?subject=FASEB%20Postdoctorate%20Professional%
20Development%20&%20Enrichment%20Awards> postdocaward at faseb.org


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