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On 4/29/2014 1:16 PM, Nicholas Marmor wrote:<br>
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<p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">From the Office of
Foundation Relations </p>
<p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">Below you will find
information on a call for applications from the James S.
McDonnell Foundation.</p>
<p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">Please forward to
anyone who might be interested. </p>
<p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal"><b style="font-style:
italic; ">NOTE:</b><span style="font-style: italic;
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italic; ">The Office of Foundation Relations is pleased
to provide assistance to anyone applying for a grant
from this program.</b><span style="font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold; "> </span><b><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></b><b><a
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href="http://foundations.mit.edu/for-faculty/rfp-information/">http://foundations.mit.edu/for-faculty/rfp-information/</a>).</b></p>
<div><b><i>NOTE: All proposals must be routed through the
Office of Sponsored Programs prior to submission.</i></b></div>
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<div><b>Deadline: June 13, 2014</b></div>
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<div><b>NOTE: Award is a postdoctoral fellowship--it will not
incur underrecovery</b></div>
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<div><b>Program Overview</b></div>
The Studying Complex Systems program supports scholarship and
research directed toward the development of theoretical and
mathematical tools contributing to the science of complex,
adaptive, nonlinear systems. While the program's emphasis is on
the development and application of the theory and tools used in
the study of complex research questions and not on particular
fields of research per se, JSMF is particularly interested in
the continued development of complex systems science, and in
projects attempting to apply complex systems approaches to
coherently articulated questions.<br>
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<b>The Fellowship</b><br>
Students completing doctoral training, desiring to continue
gaining experience in a multi-disciplinary field such as complex
systems science, benefit from postdoctoral training providing an
opportunity to broaden research experience and acquire
additional skills prior to pursuing a career in academia or
elsewhere. Success in securing a postdoctoral position,
particularly those providing training that adds new dimensions
to a student’s doctoral education (adding theoretical skills to
one’s experimental training or vice versa; pursuing work in a
new topic or field), oftentimes depends on the availability of
funds to support positions via institutional training grants or
faculty research grants. The latter case can result in a
postdoctoral fellow engaging a research project dictated by the
needs of the research grant rather than his or her interests or
goals. <br>
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The James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
in Studying Complex Systems provides fellowships to students
completing doctoral training in the multidisciplinary field of
complex systems science. The JSMF Fellowship is intended to
provide students in the final stages of completing a Ph.D.
degree more leeway in identifying and securing postdoctoral
training opportunities in complex systems research. The
program, following review of applications, provides selected
pre-doctoral students with “letters of intent to fund” that the
student can use in negotiating with potential postdoctoral
training institutions while the student is in the final phase of
graduate school. The JSMF Fellowship is designed to provide
students with an opportunity to seek potential postdoctoral
research opportunities on the basis of the student’s interest
and desire to obtain additional skills and experience that will
further their pursuit of careers in complex systems science.
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<div><b>Award Details</b></div>
<div>The total amount of the JSMF Fellowship is $200,000 USD to
be expended in no less than 2 and no more than 3 years. <br>
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<li>The cost of the full postdoctoral salary or stipend
and fringe benefits must be paid in full from the
fellowship. </li>
<li>Institutions cannot request that other funding sources
be used to cover the Fellow’s salary or stipend; JSMF
Fellowship funds are not intended to be used primarily
as a source of laboratory support.</li>
<li>If the institutional postdoctoral salary scales are
set such that there are funds in excess of what is
needed for stipend and benefits, the excess funds can be
used by the institution to support the Fellow’s
research. </li>
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<i>Important Note: </i> JSMF Fellowships are not awarded until
the student applies to and is accepted as a postdoctoral
fellow at a qualified 501(c)(3) institution or foreign
equivalent and the institution submits an acceptable
application to JSMF.<br>
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<b>Eligibility</b></div>
<div>This fellowship is intended for Ph.D. students with
theoretical and/or experimental training in Complex Systems
Science that anticipate completing their graduate training in
late 2014 or in 2015. <br>
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<i>Important Note:</i> It is not intended for individuals
that already have a Ph.D. or students that have already
identified a postdoctoral position and a postdoctoral mentor
as there are traditional funding mechanisms available for
these students.<br>
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<li>Applicants must not already have a Ph.D. or expect to
receive one before the application deadline.</li>
<li>Should have theoretical and/or experimental training
in Complex Systems Science.</li>
<li>Should not have already identified a postdoctoral
position and postdoctoral research mentor.</li>
<li>Should understand that JSMF Fellowships can only be
used to support postdoctoral training at a qualified
institution with 501(c)(3) status or foreign equivalent
that is already on file with the foundation. View the
list <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.jsmf.org/apply/tax-exemption-list.htm">here</a>.</li>
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<div>Visit the James S. McDonnell Foundation website for
complete program information and application procedures: <a
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href="https://www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/">https://www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/</a>.
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<div><font face="Calibri">Nicholas Marmor</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri">Development Associate</font></div>
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