The Walter V. and Idun Berry Fellowship Program

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Award Selection

• Candidate qualifications
• Proposal quality
• Relevance of project to science and children's health
• Career tract
• Academic focus and career progress
• Selection priority will be given to applicants who are within their first 0-25 months of postresidency or postdoctoral training.

Eligibility

• Individuals who are currently appointed as a Postdoctoral Scholars and Prospective Postdoctoral Scholars are eligible to apply.
• 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.
• Please note that only one application per faculty member will be accepted.

Restrictions

• Faculty sponsor must be in the School of Medicine and not be an acting or consulting professor.
  
• Award recipients may not supplement payments from other award funding sources.

Support

Annual support of up to $55,000 over twelve months will be available to each fellow so that stipend or salary, health insurance coverage, and any other expenses directly related to the compensation of a fellow can be provided. 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

The application form Walter V. and Idun Y. Berry Fellowship Program is to be completed and three letters of reference are to be requested by the candidate. One of these letters must be from the supporting faculty sponsor (project's Principal Investigator). The completed application form and the letters of recommendation should be sent to:

Deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday, August 5, 2008 by 12:00 p.m. 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, 2008.

How to Apply :

	Please read all instructions very carefully.
	Complete the interactive PDF application. Interactive means not having to type or handwrite. You can fill it out on your computer and print.
	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.
	Research Plan Proposal: Single sided two-page research plan (proposed by applicant) On a separate page, list of publications and theses Lay statement describing relevance to child health, not to exceed 250 words Proposal Format Requirements: No more than two pages (including all graphics, figures and/or 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.
	**Letters of Recommendation: Sponsor's letter of recommendation Two additional letters of recommendation **Submission of letters of recommendation must be an original signed copy in a secure, sealed envelope for submission with his/her application or sent directly to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS.
	Sign the application cover sheet and submit everything from the checklist on the first page of your interactive PDF application by Tuesday, August 5, 2008 by 12:00 p.m.

* 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:

• 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

• required to attend all quarterly luncheons and events honoring award recipients

• 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, August 5, 2008, 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:

1. Overview of proposed research and potential insights gained
2. Summary of progress and long-term goals
3. Details of progress and future directions
4. 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.

Funding note:

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.

Other links:

Read more about Walter Berry, our donor
See the list of Berry fellows

For questions regarding the Berry Fellowship, please contact: