Awards-Limited Submission – The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation – Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program; January 17, 2014

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained within the first five years of their appointment as independent researchers, and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is open to academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's or higher degree in the chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering. Nominees must hold a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, and are normally expected to have been appointed no earlier than mid-year 2008. Awardees are from Ph.D. granting departments in which scholarly research is a principal activity. Undergraduate education is an important component of the nominee's activities.

Amount: The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program provides an unrestricted research grant of $75,000.

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Institutional Limit: Institutions may submit only one Camille Dreyfus nomination annually.

Internal Competition: Because this sponsor limits the number of applications that may be submitted, UK will hold an internal competition. Individuals interested in submitting an application should send the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to his or her Associate Dean for Research by Friday, January 17, 2014:

· Name, Department, and Year of Appointment

• Title of program  (Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program)

· CV

· A brief description of the nominee's research accomplishments, research plans for the award period, and a statement of the nominee's dedication to education in the chemical sciences (2-pages max)

An internal panel will review applications and will select UK's nominee. The selected individual will be notified in time to prepare a full proposal by the February 10, 2014 deadline. 

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).