Announcement: Award Cycle Closed For travel taking place between September 1, 2009 – August 31, 2010 Application Deadline: Closed |
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 April 2010 on this web site.
Applications are now being solicited for support from the Katherine McCormick Fund to support women in medical careers for the academic year 2009-2010. Eligible applicants must be men or women pursuing careers in academic medicine at Stanford University, School of Medicine (SOM).
Ms. McCormick was a lifelong advocate and supporter of medical research.
In 1969, she made a bequest to the School of Medicine of $5,000,000 to assist and encourage women in academic medicine at Stanford University.
Travel awards are used to defray registration, accommodation and airline expenses for attending scientific, educational or professional meetings and will be awarded to male or female junior faculty (Instructors and Assistant Professors), postdoctoral scholars and MD, PhD, or MD/PhD graduate students. These students must be registered as School of Medicine (SOM) graduate students with a faculty mentor whose primary appointment is also in the SoM. Former awardees may apply.
Former applicants that were not selected may resubmit new applications in future award cycles.
Please read all application guidelines carefully before starting the application process.
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Candidate qualifications |
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Career track |
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Individuals (men or women) who encourage or support (through professional association ) the advancement of women in medicine and/or medical research |
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An individual mentoring a woman, through professional association, for career developement |
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Eligibility:
Former applicants that were not selected may resubmit new applications in future award cycles.
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Junior faculty (Instructors or Assistant Professors) must have a primary appointment in the School of Medicine |
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Only individuals who are currently appointed as Postdoctoral Scholars are eligible to apply |
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Students must be already registered in a School of Medicine graduate program |
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The candidate may be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or foreign national |
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Please note that only one postdoc/graduate student application per faculty member will be accepted |
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Restrictions that may disqualify applicants:
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Faculty sponsor must be appointed in the School of Medicine and not be an acting or consulting professor |
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Postdoctoral appointment must be in the School of Medicine |
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Support is restricted to scientific, research or professional development related travel activities only |
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Candidates must also possess a MD, PhD, or MD/PhD or be a graduate student |
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Junior faculty (Instructors and Assistant Professors), postdoctoral scholars and MD, PhD, or MD/PhD graduate students may receive only one award during their time at Stanford University |
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Application Procedures:
Candidates should submit ONE original application plus SEVEN collated stapled sets of all application materials in the order below to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, 1215 Wlech Road, Modular A, Room 90 by the Application Deadline: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 by 12:00 PM.
NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
For everyone, the Katherine McCormick Travel Grant application consists of:
Online entry of general information about the applicant and sponsor |
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Your CV and bibliography (excluding abstracts), using this sample template as your guideline: [http://med.stanford.edu/academicaffairs/faaTools/sampleCV.doc]. |
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A Biographical Statement (maximum one page) including the following:
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Provide meeting information about the meeting that you plane to attend including title, date(s), location, and an estimated budget for your travel request (maximum one page). |
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For graduate students and postdoctoral fellows only. *A Letter of Recommendation from your faculty supervisor. The letter should address the value of the conference to your training and/or career development. |
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Submit ONE Original Application plus SEVEN collated Stapled sets of all Application Materials in the order above to: |
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Katherine McCormick Committee, Travel Grant Application |
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* Additional Recommendation letters, reprints, or other attachments and/or other support materials are NOT allowed. |
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Format Requirements:
- 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.
*PAVAMC scholars: If the web application cannot be accessed from the facility, please try to access the page from another location or call for a hard copy application form: 650-736-0129.
Questions regarding the application process or if you want to withdraw your application please e-mail the Program Support Coordinator at:
Teri Hankes |
*last updated 7/20/09