Fund Details
Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program 2021
Award Duration
Up to five years
Maximum Award Amount
Up to $110,000 annually
Sponsor Name
Rita Allen Foundation
Nominations Available to Institution
1
Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline
9/09/2020
Sponsor Deadline
10/21/2020

Brief Description:

The Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program funds basic biomedical research in the fields of cancer, immunology and neuroscience.

Applicants should be Assistant Professors within the first three years of their appointment.

The T.H.Chan School of Public Health and the schools of Harvard's Cambridge campus may, as one unit, submit a single nomination to the funder for consideration.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating the internal call and selection process to identify a proposal for nomination.



Description:

The Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program funds basic biomedical research in the fields of

  • Cancer

  • Immunology

  • Neuroscience


Applicants should be Assistant Professors within the first three years of their appointment.

The T.H.Chan School of Public Health and the schools of Harvard's Cambridge campus may, as one unit, submit a single nomination to the funder for consideration.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating the internal call and selection process to identify a proposal for nomination.

Rita Allen Foundation Scholar grant funds may only be used for direct project expenses, including up to 50% of the Scholar's compensation. No grant funds may be used to support the grant recipient's overhead or other administrative (indirect) expenses.

Application Information:

Applicants are asked to submit the following (this information will appear again on the applicant's dashboard):

  • A proposal/narrative plan of work of no more than two pages, 10 point font minimum, including responses to the following:

  •          Description of how a Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award would enable the candidate to pursue new ideas and take strategic risks (1 paragraph)

  •       Explanation of how this proposal differs from or relates to the candidate's other support projects (1 paragraph)

  •       A third page may be used for related graphics and/or references

  •      A current CV (no preferred format) that includes details of current or pending support from other funding sources

  •       A letter of nomination from a Department Chair or Center Director



Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants should be independent investigators in the early stages of their careers and research
  • It is preferable that applicants be in the first three years of their appointment (this is taken into consideration in the rating of applications by the Scientific Advisory Committee)
  • Associate Professors and Senior Postdocs are not eligible to apply
  • Applicants must have committed start up funds from Harvard
  • Applicants must have lab space available to them
  • Rita Allen Foundation Scholars may not accept an award from the Beckman Young Investigator Program, Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, Searle Scholars Program, or Vallee Scholars Program that would take effect beginning in year one of the RAF award. Rita Allen Scholars may apply for awards from these organizations that would take effect beginning in year two of the RAF award. Other sources of funding also may influence selection.

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Search Filters:
Institution
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
    Position
    • Assistant Professor
      Type of Competition
      • Limited Submission
        Discipline
        • Clinical Science
        • Life Science
        • Population Science
        • Multidisciplinary
        • Translational Science
        • Other
          Type of Award
          • Career Development
          • Early Career
          • Research
            Begin Accepting Applications Date:
            7/02/2020
            Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):
            8/10/2020 12:00 PM