The Walter V. and Idun
Berry Fellowship
Program
Now Accepting Applications Deadline: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by Noon |
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Eligibility
Support |
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Eligibility
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Only individuals who are appointed as Postdoctoral Scholars at Stanford University are eligible to apply. Applicants must include a copy of their signed offer letter and current CV if your appointment has not started by the application deadline.
- Candidates must also possess an M.D. and/or a Ph.D.; selection preference will be given to physician scientists.
- Their research, focused on an area ultimately relevant to children's health and disease, needs to be conducted under the direction of a Stanford University School of Medicine faculty member and the candidate must be appointed in a School of Medicine department.
- The candidate may be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or foreign national.
- Be available for an interview on Thursday, August 27, 2009 between 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
Selection Criteria
All applicants must be available to attend an interview on Thursday, August 27, 2009 between 1:00 to 4:00 PM. An interview will be mandatory for a candidate under serious consideration for the fellowship award. (You will be notified if you have been short-listed.)
- Interview(s)
- Career tract
- Proposal quality
- Academic focus and career progress
- Relevance of project to science and children's health
- Fulfillment of the above eligibility requirements & candidate qualifications
- Selection priority will be given to applicants who are within their first 0-25 months of postresidency or postdoctoral training.
Restrictions
- Award recipients may not supplement payments from other award funding sources.
- Faculty sponsor must be in the School of Medicine and not be an acting or consulting professor.
- Faculty members may not have more than one funded Berry fellow at a time nor submit more than one fellowship application per cycle.
Support
Funding is guaranteed for the first of the three years pledged. Funding for years two and three are not guaranteed by the School or The Berry Foundation, but are pledged and unlikely to be discontinued.
The Walter V. and Idun Berry Fellowship begins on October 1, 2009 with an annual support of up to $55,000 over twelve months and will be available to each fellow for stipend or salary, health insurance coverage, and any other fellow related expenses directly related to compensation. An additional sum of $5,000 per year will be available to offset fellow-related laboratory expenses or fringe benefits expenses. Equipment purchased with these funds belongs to the Department/ University. Travel directly related to the research project is allowed, with prior faculty sponsor approval. Supplemental support to awardees must be pre-approved by the Berry Committee.
In accepting this award, it is the responsibility of the originating department to adhere to all guidelines. If guidelines are not met you may be asked to return all or part of the fellowship, if any:
- overspending occurs above $60,000 per year
- falsified or misrepresented information is later determined that effects eligibility
Application Guidelines
Deadline for application and letters of recommendation must be received no later than Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by 12:00 PM. It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure all materials are received by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the bequest committee. Successful applications will be funded as early as October 1, 2009.
NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Application Process :
Please read all instructions very carefully.
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| Application Forms: Complete the interactive PDF application. Interactive means not having to type or handwrite. You can fill it out on your computer and print. | |
| Web Form: Complete the online Biographical and Training Information Form. You will complete your academic and training history here. You will be submitting this form electronically. After pressing the submit button, print a copy to turn in with your application packet. |
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Research Plans:
On a separate page:
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*Letters of Recommendation:
NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS. |
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Submit ONE original collated copy of all application materials in the order above in person or by mail to by Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by 12:00 PM to: Berry Fellowship Committee Attn: Teri Hankes Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Stanford University School of Medicine 1215 Welch Road, Modular A, Room 90 Stanford, CA 94305-5402 |
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Important Notes:
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* The interactive application requires using the free Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher. The most recent browsers such as Internet Explorer 5.5 already contain this application as a plug-in. See the website at Adobe to download a copy, if you need to update.
Currently Funded Berry Fellows
As an award recipient, you are required to:
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Acknowledge the Berry Fellowship as a source of support in all presentations and on all publications related to the work during the research fellowship term
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required to attend all quarterly luncheons and events honoring award recipients
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submit each year, by the application deadline date an Annual Progress Report
Annual Progress Report Due
Currently funded fellows
are required to submit an annual detailed progress report highlighting their past productivity and future plans by the applications deadline: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by 12:00 p.m. Assuming adequate progress and the continued support of the fellow's program director, support for a period of up to three years may be provided. Fellows are expected to attend the quarterly socials. Selected Fellows who are actively receiving funds are also required by donors to attend annual award events.
Detailed Progress Reports should be submitted in the form of 2-3 pages (including any graphics or charts), and should include:
- Overview of proposed research and potential insights gained
- Summary of progress and long-term goals
- Details of progress and future directions
- Include, your updated CV including a list of all publications submitted and published
Format Requirements:
- No more than 2-3 pages, including all graphics and charts
- 1-inch margins around entire page (top, bottom, left and right)
- All sections typed using a 12-point font-size in one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Times Roman, Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana.
- No references need to be included.
Other links:
Read more about Walter Berry, our donor
See the list of Berry fellows
For questions regarding the Berry Fellowship, please contact:
Teri Hankes |
*last updated 6/18/09