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Howard Hughes Medical Institute: HHMI Professors 2006
Internal Deadline: April 1, 2005
KEY DATES:
April 1: U OF M INTERNAL DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS TO OVPR
May 2: Nomination deadline (from UM to HHMI)
September 7: Proposal deadline (nominee to HHMI)
May 2006: Awards Announcement
HHMI has announced an initiative to "bring the excitement of research to undergraduate education in the biological sciences and other scientific fields", the 2006 HHMI Professors Competition. UM is one of 100 research and doctoral universities invited to nominate up to two faculty researchers for this competition. Awards of $1 million each will be provided over a four-year period to up to 20 individuals. The complete program description (PDF) is available at: http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/professors.html
Faculty in the biological, biochemical, bioinformatics, and biomedical sciences are eligible, as well as those in subfields of physics, chemistry, and engineering that relate to the biomedical sciences. Focus will be primarily on tenured faculty members with established research and educational programs in the biological sciences who are prepared to significantly expand their undergraduate educational activities.
Applicants are encouraged to propose new ideas for undergraduate teaching that build on the research strengths and interests of their laboratories.
Some of the Proposal Evaluation Criteria:- Impact of the proposed program in enriching undergraduate science education;
- Originality of the proposed program and likelihood it will achieve the stated objectives;
- Potential of the proposed program for attracting and retaining students interested in science;
- Quality of the applicant's research and educational accomplishments;
- Potential for the program to serve as a model in other settings; and
The Office of the Vice-President for Research will coordinate the internal review process, through an interdisciplinary panel of faculty researchers, to select up to two nominees from among the internal applications that are received.
For the internal competition, candidates should provide:1. CURRICULUM VITAE (no more three pages): Include educational and research training background, teaching and research activities, awards, publications, and other relevant information.
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (one page): Briefly describe the proposed project.
3. RESEARCH SUMMARY (one page): Summary of research accomplishments and contributions to his/her discipline.
4. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (one-page): Summary of applicant's accomplishments.
5. LETTER OF NOMINATION (no more than two pages): From department chair.
Nomination materials should be sent to: ATTN: Jane C. RitterOffice of the Vice President for Research
4080 Fleming Building - 1340
Phone: 936-2680
Please contact Ms. Ritter (ritterj@umich.edu or 936-2680) for more information.
Current limited submissions opportunities