Funding-Postdoctoral
Program in Environmental Chemistry; August 25, 2011
Agency
Camille
and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Description
The
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is accepting
applications for the Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry, a
fellowship program designed to further the development of scientific leadership
in the field. The program provides funding for a principal investigator to
appoint a postdoctoral fellow in environmental chemistry.
Applications
are accepted from well-established principal investigators working in the fields
of environmental science or engineering. Investigators' research need not be
based in traditional departments in the chemical sciences, and collaboration
across departments and institutions is encouraged.
Applications
most likely to be of interest should describe innovative fundamental research
in the chemical sciences or engineering related to the environment. Examples
include but are not limited to the chemistry associated with the climate, the
atmosphere, aquatic or marine settings, toxicology, soil, or groundwater. Also
of interest are chemistry-related energy research (renewable sources,
sequestration, etc.), and new or green approaches to chemical synthesis and
processing, with a clearly stated relation to the environment.
Applications
must be submitted by the principal investigator. Recommendations for awards
will be based on several factors: assessment of the proposed research, measures
to help broaden the fellow's experience with interdisciplinary education, and
an assessment of the ability to both attract the best young Ph.D. candidates
and subsequently place them in high-level independent starting positions.
The
program is open to all academic and other not-for-profit organizations in the
U.S. and its districts and territories.
The
program provides a $120,000 award over two years. Charges associated with
indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed.
Closing
Date:
August 25, 2011
Link
to Full Announcement
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=344900036