PLEASE NOTE: The current cycle for this program is closed. The information presented below is for reference only. The next competition cycle will be announced in August 2010 on this web site. |
Spring Application Funding: July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
Fall Application Funding : January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
The Fellowship
The purpose of these fellowships is to encourage and support young investigators for the first one or two years of postdoctoral (Ph.D. or M.D.) research training. Dean's postdoctoral fellowships are awarded to Stanford scholars with an appointment in the School of Medicine and who work in labs in the School of Medicine or PAVAMC. The proposed research project lab should be different from the doctoral degree granting lab. The award amount is up to $20,000 per year for stipend support only. The Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee will hold a meeting in November to distribute postdoctoral support funds. Funding starts January 1, 2010.
Please make sure you meet all of the Fellowship eligibility requirements and carefully follow the application procedures below.
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Scientific merit of the proposal and its training
relevance The proposal must be written by the fellow and reviewed by your faculty sponsor. |
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Number of years of postdoctoral research
training since latest doctoral degree, with preference to junior scholars Intern and clinical residency years are not considered relevant research years. |
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Seniority of the faculty sponsor Junior faculty is favored. |
Eligibility:
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Faculty sponsor must be in the School of Medicine and not be an acting or consulting professor. |
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Only individuals who are currently 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. Visiting Scholars are not eligible. |
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Awardees cannot be active in a degree-granting program while funded unless postdoctoral courses are required. |
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Candidates must be within the first one or two years of postdoctoral (Ph.D. or M.D.) research training. |
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Foreign fellows must have visas that allow stipend
support (typically a J-1 & F-1 visa). H1-B and TN visa holders are
not eligible. * Citizenship is not a factor. |
Restrictions:
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Assistant Professors may have up to two funded scholars at the same time but may only submit one fellowship application per cycle. |
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All other faculty members may not have more than one funded Dean's fellow at a time nor submit more than one fellowship application per cycle. |
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Support is restricted to investigative activities only (80% minimum required). |
Candidates must spend at least 80% of their time in research (full-time research is preferred). If effort is reduced to less than 80% research while receiving funding an exception must be requested and approved to continue full or partial support. If considerable time has elapsed since the doctoral degree, and that time was not spent engaged in research or clinical residency, please explain on the application how the time was spent.
Funding:
The award amount is up to $20,000 per year for stipend support only. Funding starts January 1, 2010 for the Fall cycle. If you currently have full funding you must disclose on your BioSketch form and include funding dates. Applicants must be prepared for the Dean's fellowship to begin on time.
Important notes on funding:
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 award amount
- incorrect expenditure code(s) used
- falsified or misrepresented information is later determined that effects eligibility
The level of support cannot exceed what is normal and average (according to
years of experience) in the residing department. The Dean's fellowship is meant
to offset department budgeted funds and not be paid in addition to the normal level of
pay. Postdocs emerging from residency programs may be paid at current residency
levels, if this is the policy of the department.
If a Dean's Fellowship awardee should receive a fellowship award
from an outside agency (or any other source) in an amount that
keeps the total support (including Dean's fellowship) within
the research or GME pay level guidelines, the Dean's Fellowship may be retained.
Often the Dean's Fellowship award, in addition to an outside
fellowship award, exceeds the pay level guidelines. In these
instances, the Dean's Fellowship award may be adjusted below
$20,000, but must be disbursed in 12 equal payments. The Dean’s Fellowship cannot be used during leaves of absence, such as maternity leave, but funding can resume when the fellow returns to full-time training if an exception is granted.
If an outside award or other funding is used that exceeds
the research or GME pay levels, the Dean's fellowship must be declined/turned
back unless an exception is granted. The committee members rely on Sponsors to report in writing
the receipt of external support, via e-mail (postdocaffairs@stanford.edu)
or memorandum, to Teri Hankes' attention in the Office of Postdoctoral
Affairs.
Second-year funding requests:
As training funds have become more difficult to obtain, the partial
support of a Dean's fellowship is often used as "seed" money while outside
funds are sought. The release of the Dean's Fellowship funds, when outside
support is obtained, allows for the optimal use of this valuable resource.
In view of the limited funds, applications for second-year support are reviewed
on a competitive basis and are given a critical review of research progress.
If you are applying for a second year of funding, you must reapply and include the following :
- Second-year proposals require
a brief progress report as part of the two page research proposal. The report
should begin by detailing the training and accomplishments of the past year.
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On a separate page, include a list of publications or manuscripts related to the first year research project and all outside fellowship applied for. In order to be considered for the Dean's fellowship for a second year, a list of all outside fellowships applied for must be included with your application. No exceptions to this requirement will be made.
HOW TO APPLY - Application Materials:
Applicants submit ONE original, single -sided, collated set of all application materials in the order below to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, 1215 Welch Road, Modular A, room 90 or 91.
Deadline for receipt of all application materials: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:00 noon .
NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Application ChecklistFor everyone, the Dean's Fellowship application consists of, in the following sequence listed: |
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Online form of general information
about the applicant and sponsor, including all required signatures. The web form must be submitted using the Submit button and then printed for signatures by the applicant, faculty sponsor and department or division chairman. The printed appearance of the cover sheet does not matter; it is printed solely to obtain the signatures. |
| One additional page with the applicant's and faculty sponsor's publications (limited to 5 each), in the BIOSketch Form [MS Word.DOC] |
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Submit ONE original, single-sided, collated set of all application materials in the order above in person or by mail to: |
Dean's 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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Recommendation letters, reprints, or other attachments and/or other
support materials are NOT allowed. No SU Proposal Routing Form Required (SU-42) |
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
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*PAVAMC scholars: The web application cannot be accessed from the facility. Please try to access the page from another location. Call for a hard copy application form: 650-736-0129.
Funding on the fellowship cannot begin until all protocols are in place. The protocols need to be under the fellow’s name and list the School of Medicine Dean’s Fellowship as the funding source.