Fund Details
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program Spring 2017
Sponsor Name
Greenwall Foundation
Nominations Available to Institution
2

Brief Description:

The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. 

Description:

The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. 

Application Information:

Applications must be submitted online by Monday, April 10, 2017 by 11:59 pm. 

This is a firm deadline, late applications will not be accepted.

Please read the following instructions carefully.   Click on the button at the top-right of the page to apply. A section must be completed in its entirety for your information to be saved.

Please fill out the online form and attach the following documents as one single PDF.
  1. Summary of the proposed research. (Limit 2 pages and a third page may be used for references) 
  2. Statement of the resources/facilities available for the project as is standard for NIH grants. (Limit 1 page)
  3. Nominating letter signed by your department or division head AND co-signed by a research sponsor/mentor. If your department/division head is your research mentor, then only one signature is required. (Limit 2 pages) 
  4. Instructors who are still in training: Include a separate letter of support from your research mentor. (Limit 2 pages)
  5. Up-to-date biosketch in NIH format, including publications and listing of current, past and pending sources of funding (Limit 5 pages)
Materials must be submitted as one single PDF.

Style requirements:
  • Font size must be 11 points or larger.
  • Type may be no more than six lines per inch.
  • All copies will be printed in black and white, no exceptions.
Applicants must adhere to the above requirements in order for the application to be reviewed by the selection committee. Additional letters or materials will not be reviewed.

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment.
  2. A 50% time commitment to the funded project is required.
  3. Priority will be given to applicants who have not yet been considered for tenure, who have not received a comparable career development award and whose work will have an impact on public policy or clinical practice. Within this group, priority will be given to applicants whose research addresses innovative and emerging topics. Lower priority will be given to applicants who are working on institutional change, educational reform, or primarily theoretical researc

Review Criteria:

Applications will be reviewed by the HMS Foundation Funds Committee. 

The HMS Foundation Funds Committee advises department heads, mentors, and candidates to be particularly aware of the Committee’s selection criteria when making nominations:
  1. Research proposal
  2. Relevance to award/area of research
  3. Career trajectory
  4. Letter of support
  5. Publications
  6. Current funding

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Information about the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program is available here.

Faculty at the affiliated hospitals may apply only through HMS Foundation Funds. Harvard University is the nominating institution for these awards. Therefore, the HMS Foundation Funds Committee will select the HMS nominees and forward their applications to the Provost’s Office.  A Committee appointed by the Provost’s Office will review all applications and select the University’s nominees.

Questions regarding this announcement or proposal submission can be directed to Clare Lamont (617-432-7463, clare_lamont@hms.harvard.edu) 

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Clare Lamont at clare_lamont@hms.harvard.edu

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Institution
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Cambridge Health Alliance
  • Children’s Hospital Boston
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Immune Disease Institute
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Judge Baker Children’s Center
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • McLean Hospital
  • Harvard Medical School (Quad)
  • Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
  • Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
  • Schepens Eye Research Institute
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System
    Position
    • Instructor
    • Jr.Tenure Track Faculty/Assistant Professor
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      • Limited Submission
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