Brief Description:

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The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. The program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage of their careers.

Harvard University, as one institution, may put forward one proposal for consideration of this prestigious award.

• The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award provides a $100,000 unrestricted research grant

• Of the total amount, $7,500 is for departmental expenses associated with research and education

• Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed

• Defrayal of academic-year salary is not permitted

• Funds are normally expended over a period of five years

• If the awardee leaves the institution, the transfer of the remaining funds requires prior Foundation approval

Application Information:

Eligible internal applicants are asked to submit the following (this information will be repeated within each applicant's electronic dashboard)

• A two page (max.) statement highlighting your dedication to education in the chemical sciences

• A current CV (limited to four pages). Please include a list of publications in which independent contributions and undergraduate coauthors are clearly identified. Research support should be indicated

• A budget narrative (limit one page) describing how the award funds would be used over the five year award period. The budget may be in table or narrative form and does not need to follow an established template. If, after internal review, more information or clarification is needed, follow up will not affect the standing of an otherwise completed and timely submission

• A nomination letter from a Department Chair or Center Director highlighting the nominee's achievements, and the basis for selection (limited to three pages)

Eligibility Criteria:

Review Criteria:

The nominee's scholarly research achievements are assessed by a panel of distinguished faculty in the chemical sciences The letters of recommendation should address the nominee's research accomplishments as an independent faculty member. Other considered factors are: awards and honors, publication of research achievements in the leading journals, and success in attracting research funding.

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