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Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Spring 2019
Brief Description:
The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who demonstrates leadership potential in addressing inequity in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. This award must support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities.
Description:
The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who demonstrates leadership potential in addressing inequity in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. This award must support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities.
Application Information:
Please fill out the online form and attach the following documents as a single PDF:
Summary of proposed research (limit 2 pages including images. A third page may be used for references)
Statement of resources/facilities available for the project as is standard for NIH grants. (limit 1 page)
Nominating letter signed by your department or division head.
NIH Biosketch, including past and pending sources of funding. For current funding include abstract and specific aims and indicate if there is any overlap with your proposal. (Limit 7 pages).
Style Requirements:
11pt font or larger.
No more than 6 lines per inch.
Color images are allowed, however any copies will be printed in Black and White.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must:
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Hold the rank of full-time assistant professor in a LCME-accredited U.S. medical school department.
Have held the assistant professor position appointment beginning no earlier than July 1, 2016.
Have received only one appointment as assistant professor.
Hold a MD, PhD, or have earned another doctoral degree.
Review Criteria:
The HMS Foundation Funds Committee advises department heads, mentors, and candidates to be particularly aware of the committee's selection criteria when making nominations:
A technically feasible research proposal
Applicants with the potential to successfully carry out the research described in the proposal
Relevance of the proposal to the mission of the foundation award
Career trajectory
Letter of support and institutional commitment to the applicant
Publications
Current funding
Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:
Faculty at HMS affiliated hospitals must apply through the Foundation Funds.
*Allowable Costs Under this Award:
100% of this award must be used as direct support of the project.
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