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Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program In Global Infectious Disease for 2005
Internal Deadline:
Foundation Deadline:
The University of Michigan has been invited to nominate one candidate to apply for the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award in Global Infectious Disease for 2005.
The University of Michigan has been invited to nominate one candidate to apply for the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award in Global Infectious Disease for 2005.
Eligible candidates: a new independent investigator of outstanding promise in basic biomedical research or clinical sciences relevant to understanding global infectious disease, in the first three (3) years of their research career following their post doctoral fellowship experience. As of March 2, 2005, nominees must hold regular full time appointments (tenure or non-tenure) on the faculty of the sponsoring institution and they must not have been in such an appointment, at the sponsoring institution or other institution(s), for more than three years as of July 15, 2005, i.e., the appointment having been made no earlier than July 15, 2002.
The award would provide up to $50,000 per year for a four-year period. Funding for years two, three and four is contingent upon submission of an acceptable progress report.
Potential nominations (the original plus five copies) must be submitted by Friday, January 14, 2005 to:
Office of the Vice President for Research
ATTN: Jane Ritter
4080 Fleming Building - Box 1340
The internal nomination packet must include the following:
- Letter of nomination from the nominee's Department Chair
- CV of the applicant, not to exceed two pages, including publications
- Description of the proposed research, not to exceed two pages. Include brief description of specific aims, methods, and significance of proposed research including its relevance to biomedical aspects of global infectious diseases.
OVPR will convene a small faculty committee to review the preliminary nominations and select the UM candidate. Details on the program goals, eligibility requirements, terms of the award, and application instructions may be accessed from the Ellison Medical Foundation's website: www.ellisonfoundation.org. The application username and password will be provided to the selected UM nominee after the selection process is completed.
If you have questions about the application procedures, please direct them to Jane Ritter at (734) 936-2680 or ritterj@umich.edu.
Current limited submissions opportunities