Funding-Limited Submission – Searle Scholars Program; July 15, 2014

The University of Kentucky is one of 153 institutions invited to submit ONE application to the highly competitive Searle Scholars Program for outstanding new faculty.  This program normally awards 15 new grants each year.  The current grant level is $300,000 for a three-year period.  Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2013.  The appointment must be their first tenure-track position.  Applicants are expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.  The Searle Scholars Program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components.  Potential applicants who are unsure if their research is appropriate for the Search Scholars Program are encouraged by the sponsor to examine the research interests of present and former Searle Scholars on the website (http://www.searlescholars.net/). 

Eligible UK faculty who wish to be considered for this program should submit a nomination packet electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, July 15, 2014.  The nomination packet is to include:

1) Name, department, and complete curriculum vitae of the candidate

2) Letter of support to the Searle Scholar Selection Committee from the department chair

3) Title of the candidate’s proposed research and an abstract which describes the research and its significance (250 words). 

A committee will be appointed to review the material and make a recommendation as to the University’s ONE nominee.  All applicants will be notified of the results.  The individual selected will be given the username and password to download the application, which requires an abstract, completion of the 18 page application form, a statement from the department chair, and three letters of reference.  The Searle Scholars Program deadline for receipt of the application and all supporting letters is September 26, 2014.

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.)