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<b>From: </b>Nicholas Marmor <<a href="nmarmor@mit.edu">nmarmor@mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:23:14 -0500<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Call for Applications: American Philosophical
Society's Postdoctoral Fellowships in Advanced Materials<br>
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From the Office of Foundation Relations <br>
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Below you will find information on a call for applications from
the American Philosophical Society.<br>
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Please forward to anyone who might be interested. <br>
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<b>NOTE: The Office of Foundation Relations is pleased to
provide assistance to anyone applying for a grant from this
program. <i>Please also let us know if you apply, whether or
not we assist you. For more information, including a list
of recently issued RFPs, please visit our website (</i><a
href="http://foundations.mit.edu/for-faculty/rfp-information/">http://foundations.mit.edu/for-faculty/rfp-information/</a>).<br>
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<b><i>NOTE: All proposals must be routed through the Office of
Sponsored Programs prior to submission.<br>
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<b>Postdoctoral Fellowship in Advanced Materials<br>
Deadline: February 1, 2014<br>
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<i>NOTE: This Award is a postdoctoral fellowship--it will not
incur underrecovery<br>
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<i>Scope<br>
</i>In conjunction with its longstanding tradition of supporting
the research of early career scientists and scholars in all
disciplines, the APS is pleased to offer the American
Philosophical Society Postdoctoral Fellowship in Advanced
Materials. Sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
the fellowship, to be awarded by a committee made up of eminent
members of the American Philosophical Society, will support
innovative research projects in fields that change each year.
The first competition supported a project in molecular biology,
biochemistry, and/or the life sciences. This year’s competition
will focus on the field of advanced materials.<br>
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<i>Eligibility<br>
</i>Applicants must have received the Ph.D. from an institution
in the United States. Applicants need not, however, be citizens
of the United States. Eligible applicants should be either
entering or already affiliated with a U.S. institution at the
postdoctoral level and should have received the Ph.D. after July
1, 2012.<br>
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Applications are to be judged on their innovative nature. The
work should not be derivative research but break entirely new
ground or make a watershed change in an existing area of
research. Applications for academic year 2014–2015, eligible
for renewal in academic year 2015–2016, will be based on
existing problems in advanced materials and can include projects
concentrated in such areas as meta materials, nano materials,
green energy materials, biomaterials, and similar fields.<br>
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<i>Award<br>
</i>Stipends for the fellowship are $55,000 for the first year
and $60,000 for the second year. A renewal request and progress
reports from both the Fellow and the mentor/scientific advisor
are due in January of the first year of the fellowship.
Payments are made on July 15 and January 15. The Society
provides no funds for institutional overhead.<br>
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The Society expects that essentially 100% of the Fellow's time
will be devoted to research. The fellowship may not be held
concurrently with any other fellowship or grant.<br>
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<i>Deadline and Notification<br>
</i>Applications for first-year fellowships are due no later
than <b>February 1, 2014</b>. A complete application includes
all materials requested on the form, in the correct number of
copies, AND three (3) confidential letters supporting the
application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify
that all materials reached the Society on time by contacting
Linda Musumeci, Director of Grants and Fellowships, at
<i><a href="LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org">LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org</a></i>
<<a href="mailto:LMusumeci%40amphilsoc.org">mailto:LMusumeci%40amphilsoc.org</a>>
or 215-440-3429. The committee’s decision will be communicated
by June 2014.<br>
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Visit the American Philosophical Society website for complete
program information and application procedures:
<a href="http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/advancedmaterials">http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/advancedmaterials</a>.
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______________________________<br>
</font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Nicholas
Marmor<br>
Development Associate<br>
Office of Foundation Relations <br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
600 Memorial Drive<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
<a href="nmarmor@mit.edu">nmarmor@mit.edu</a> <br>
617.324.7163<br>
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