Apply for Sloan Research Fellowships

Deadline: 15 September 2015
Open to: candidates must hold a PhD (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field
Fellowship: USD 55,000 for the two-year period

Description

The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. To begin the nomination process, please click on the appropriate discipline for which you will be seeking a Sloan Research Fellowship:

Eligibility

  • Candidates must hold a tenure track (or equivalent) position at a college, university, or other degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada.  Tenure track faculty positions at the candidate’s institution must include a yearly teaching requirement;
  • Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field;
  • Candidates’ most recent Ph.D. (or equivalent) must have been awarded on or after September 1, 2009. Exceptions may apply in specific conditions.

Fellowship

The size of the award is USD 55,000 for the two-year period.

Funds are awarded directly to the Fellow’s institution and may be used by the Fellow for such purposes as equipment, technical assistance, professional travel, trainee support, summer salary, or any other activity directly related to the Fellow’s research.  If used for summer salary, support is limited to a maximum of two-ninths of established academic salary.  This summer research period is to be regarded as two full months.

Application

Candidates must be nominated by a department head or other senior researcher. Submissions unaccompanied by a nomination from a senior researcher are not accepted. More than one candidate from a department may be nominated, but no more than three.

Candidates must submit the following materials to be considered for a Sloan Research Fellowship:

  • A letter from a department head or other senior researcher officially nominating the candidate and describing his or her qualifications, initiative, and research (Note: Nominators must upload their letters of nomination through Interfolio.com. Click here for more information);
  • The candidate’s curriculum vitae (including a list of the candidates scientific publications;
  • Two representative articles by the candidate;
  • A brief (one-page) statement by the candidate describing his or her significant scientific work and immediate research plans;
  • Three letters from other researchers (preferably not all from the same institution) written in support of the candidate’s nomination. (Note: Letter writers must upload their letters of support through Interfolio.comClick here for more information.)

Deadline for application is 15 September 2015.

For more information please visit the official website.

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