Brief Description:

Description:

The Fellowship Program provides support for highly creative researchers early in their careers; faculty members who are well established and well-funded are less likely to receive the award. Packard Fellows are inquisitive, passionate scientists and engineers who take a creative approach to their research, dare to think big, and follow new ideas wherever they lead. The Foundation emphasizes support for innovative individual research that involves the Fellows, their students, and junior colleagues, rather than extensions or components of large-scale, ongoing research programs.

Candidates must be faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators engaged in research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering and must be within the first three years of their faculty careers. Disciplines that will be considered include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering. Candidates engaged in research in the social sciences will not be considered.

Application Information:

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. 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.

* HMS Faculty at affiliated hospitals must apply through the Foundation Funds
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.
Additional materials will not be reviewed.
Applicants must adhere to the above requirements in order for the application to be reviewed by the selection committee.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Candidates must be within the first three years of their faculty careers. Specifically, the initial faculty appointment, whether at HMS or another institution before HMS must have begun no earlier than May 31, 2017, and no later than May 31, 2020. Note: While instructors at HMS are often considered junior faculty and eligible to apply for foundation grants, they may be at a competitive disadvantage in the national selection process. Instructors should only apply if they had demonstrated academic independence and research that is not an extension of a senior mentor. Instructors interested in applying should contact the HMS Foundation Funds Coordinator.
2. Candidates must be engaged in research in the natural sciences or engineering. Disciplines that will be considered include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering. The program does not fund clinical research.

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:

Research proposal--clarity and feasibility
Relevance to award/area of research
Career trajectory
Letter of support
Publications
Current funding

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

*Allowable Costs Under this Award: $17,500 of the award is available to the institution to compensate for administrative costs.

Faculty at the affiliated hospitals must apply for the HMS nomination through the Foundation Funds.

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
Children’s Hospital Boston
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Joslin Diabetes Center
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School (Quad)
Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)
Schepens Eye Research Institute

Position

Assistant Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Basic Science
Translational Science

Type of Award

Career Development
Early Career
Fellowship