FUNDING-Limited Submission – Searle Funds – Searle Scholars Program; July 18, 2017

 

Purpose: The 2018 Searle Scholars Program invites nomination of an exceptional young scientist with potential to make innovation and high-impact contributions to research over an extended period of time.  Searle’s sole selection criterion is scientific merit. Applicants pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences are eligible.  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 Searle Scholars Program are encouraged to examine the research interests of present and former Searle Scholars on the website (http://www.searlescholars.net/). 

 

Eligibility:  Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2016.  The appointment must be a first tenure-track position. 

 

Funding Amount: $100,000 per year for three years

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit:  1

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by July 18, 2017:

• Name, department, and complete curriculum vitae of the candidate;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Letter of support from the department chair addressing scientific merit of the project
• Title of the candidate’s proposed research and an abstract which describes the research and its scientific merit (250 words). 

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

 

The selected applicant will be given the username and password to download the application, which requires a statement from the department chair and three letters of reference. 

 

Agency Deadline: September 29, 2017