The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award is CLOSED. The new enrollment period will begin in June of 2023.
These transitional awards are to enable a postdoctoral researcher to advance to become a full-time faculty member at the Assistant Professor level or higher and to promote the development of a laboratory program that will lead to independent funding. The medical school, research institute, or academic hospital appointing the scholar will be awarded $200,000 annually for two years to cover salary, lab costs, and related expenses. Under certain circumstances, the awardee may transfer funding to support their beginning faculty position. Indirect costs of up to 15% of direct costs, may be included in the $200,000.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have an MD, PhD, or both
- Must hold a post-doctoral research position at a United States medical school, research institute, or academic institution.
- Minimum of 3 years and no more than 6 years of a post-doctoral fellowship by July 1, 2024
- Research focused in the field of Neuroscience
- Must be nominated by the dean of the medical school or equivalent institutional senior leader.
- Must include a nomination letter
- Commitment of a minimum of 75% effort
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Budgets submitted in G300 format
- Visa Status – will be addressed on the application
The Foundation will select recipients for awards using an objective and nondiscriminatory selection process based upon criteria that include each applicant’s scholastic achievements, academic records, scientific proposal and submitted letters of recommendation.
The Foundation expects to make five or more awards in 2024.
