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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.sloan.org/pages/29/the-nomination-and-selection-process
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Sponsor/Award: |
ALFRED P. SLOAN FNDN - SLOAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS - 2011 FALL COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
$50,000 FOR 2 YEARS |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Sep 08, 2011
Sponsor's: Sep 15, 2011
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Subject Areas: |
Research Support |
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Description: |
The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 118 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 118 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Funds are awarded directly to the Fellow's institution and may be used by the Fellow for such purposes as equipment, technical assistance, professional travel, trainee support, or any other activity directly related to the Fellow's research. |
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Application Details: |
Candidates for Sloan Research Fellowships are required to: Hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, economics, neuroscience, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, ocean sciences or in a related interdisciplinary field;Be members of the regular teaching faculty (i.e., tenure track) of a degree-granting college or university in the United States or Canada; and Normally, be no more than six years from completion of the most recent Ph.D. or equivalent as of the year of their nomination. While Fellows are expected to be at an early stage of their research careers, there should be strong evidence of independent research accomplishments. Candidates in all fields are normally below the rank of associate professor and do not hold tenure, but these are not strict requirements.All nomination materials, including all letters of support, must be postmarked to the Foundation on or before September 15th, 2011. All nomination materials must be submitted both by mail and by email. |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Russelo,Theresa M
Pocock,Katy
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Sponsor Contacts: |
RESEARCHFELLOWS@SLOAN.ORG
630 FIFTH AVENUE
SUITE 2550
NEW YORK, New York, United States
212 6491649
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