Breakthrough T1D Postdoctoral Fellowships
Breakthrough T1D
To support qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the T1D research field. Qualifications: Applicants must be ordinarily, the most recent doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM, DO, or equivalent) will have been received no more than 5 years before the application is submitted; must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency; domestic & foreign non-profit organizations; public & private universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories; units of state & local governments; eligible agencies of the federal government. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on applicant's previous experience, academic record, the caliber of the proposed research, and the quality of the mentor, training program, and environment. How to apply: Applicants submit full applications (including research plans) via RMS360; must include future career plan statement; training plan statement (must be written by sponsor): the sponsor must provide a biographical sketch, list of previous trainees, and a statement of the plan for training the applicant; the training plan is limited to 2 pages; the sponsor must also include accurate and complete information regarding all other sources of grant support (current and pending), including title, abstract, annual and total amount of grant, inclusive funding period, and percent effort; recommendation references: three (3) recommendation references assessing the scientific abilities and potential of the applicant must be submitted. Focus: Diabetes; Medical research.