| Funding or Award Criteria |
The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding young scientists who have recently joined the tenure-track faculty. The current grant level is $300,000 for a three-year period. Normally, the program makes 15 new grants each year.
The complete solicitation can be found online for review. |
| Eligibility |
Applicants for year 2010 awards will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.
Candidates should have begun their first appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2008. The appointment must be a tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at the invited institution.
Please see the solicitation Web site for complete information.
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| VPR Required Documents |
Please submit the following materials electronically to limitedsub@austin.utexas.edu no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 27:
1. Dean's or ORU Director's Letter of Nomination
2. Two to three page maximum lay abstract describing the aims of the proposed research project.
3. The bio sketch of the UT PI
** The Associate Deans for Research should rank all proposals accordingly and submit them forward.
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