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APS Postdoctoral Fellowship Initiative
Request for Applications
APS AWARDEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TAX RULES
The APS Council has launched this stopgap initiative in response to the
diminishing success rate of candidates competing for NIH F32 Fellowship
support. In order to assist our members contending with the reduction in
available resources from NIH in support of postdoctoral fellowships, the
Initiative targets individuals who have narrowly missed NIH funding. This
interim initiative is designed to provide our members with the ability to
continue the training of future independent physiologists. The goal is to
support postdoctoral fellowship candidates who are scheduled to work in the
laboratories of members of the American Physiological Society. The Council
has committed funds to support up to 10 postdoctoral fellowships as part of
this short-term initiative.
Eligibility Requirements:
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Fellowship applicant is an APS member at the time of
application and throughout the award period.
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Postdoctoral mentor has been a member in good standing of
The American Physiological Society for at least 3 years immediately
prior to application and remains so throughout the award period.
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Non-funded postdoctoral fellowship application must have
received a priority score of 200 or better on which the applicant was
the principal investigator.
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Candidate must be planning to revise and resubmit their
fellowship application to NIH or other Federal agency or major
foundation.
Terms and Conditions:
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Applications will be accepted until January
2, 2008. Applications, including host scientist letter, must be received
through the application submission site no later than 5:00 pm EST on the
deadline date.
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Award period will begin March 1, 2008.
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Award announcement will be made in mid-late February for the
award period beginning March 1.
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Awards are for a total of $42,000 consisting of a stipend
of $37,000 and $5,000 provided as the Fellow’s institutional allowance
for his/her use for health insurance, books, travel, etc. No indirect
costs are allowed.
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If the proposal is subsequently funded by NIH or any other
agency, any funds unused at the time the new fellowship grant is awarded
are to be returned to the Society on a prorated basis.
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Awards will be granted based on scientific merit.
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Only one fellowship application per host laboratory will
be awarded.
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Successful applicants are expected to acknowledge APS
support in future publications and present their research results at the
APS Annual Meeting held in conjunction with the Experimental Biology
Meeting.
Application Instructions:
Online applications ONLY being
accepted for Jan. 2, 2008. Apply at
http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps
The following documents will need to be uploaded to the application site:
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One page cover letter prepared by the applicant addressing
the need and describing how funding would serve the training goals of
the applicant
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Original proposal exactly as submitted to NIH
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Critique or summary statement for the non-funded
fellowship application
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Applicant’s response to the summary statement critique
including likely changes to be made for resubmission to the funding
agency
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Documentation from the NIH indicating that the proposal
was not being funded and where the proposal stood with respect to all
other proposals (percentile ranking and cutoff)
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Support letter from host scientist
Round 1 Report
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