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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nomination Period Open!</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ACS-Moore Postdoctoral Bridge Award in </span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Quantum Materials</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, July 20, 2026</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">PI Letter of Support Required</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">The</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"><a href="https://www.acs.org/funding/scholarships-fellowships/acs-moore-postdoctoral-bridge-award-in-quantum-materials.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
ACS-Moore Postdoctoral Bridge Award in Quantum Materials</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> program
</span></strong>will provide one year of funding and a structured cohort experience to outstanding
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">postdoctoral researchers in quantum materials who face financial challenges in their current appointment or in securing their next position.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Criteria:</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"> Scholars will be chosen on the basis of their postdoctoral
and other research work as well as in the potential impact and creativity of their proposed studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="color:#212529">ACS will select recipients for awards using an objective and nondiscriminatory selection process based upon criteria that include each applicant's scholastic
achievements, academic records, scientific proposal, and submitted letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">This is a nomination-based program</span></strong><span style="color:#212529">. ACS requires an Institutional
Endorsement letter, which the Research Development team will facilitate with the Office of the Vice President of Research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Internal Nomination - MIT may nominate up to six individuals</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="color:#212529">MIT postdoctoral scholars wishing to pursue nomination should speak with their PI and submit the following materials as a single PDF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Statement of research, including key findings and future research directions (3-page limit,
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CV in NIH format<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212529;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing:border-box">
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Award:
</span></strong><span style="color:#212529">$100,000/year for one year ($95,000 stipend plus $5,000 for research and travel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><u><span style="color:#212529">Note</span></u><span style="color:#212529">: Under-recovery is NOT required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Eligibility Requirements</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Facing financial challenges with respect to their current postdoctoral appointment and/or in securing their next career opportunity<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Demonstrating strong potential for significant contributions to the scientific community and future academic leadership <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
NOT currently supported by a 2025 EPiQS cost-extension or a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship Commitment<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
NOT supported through the following 2026 EPiQS awards: Material Synthesis Investigator; Moore Fellow Synthesis; OR 2026 Experimental Investigator<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
Of any citizenship or national origin, residing in the U.S.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Additional Information:</span></strong><span style="color:#212529"> Postdoctoral researchers cannot apply on their
own behalf. A complete nomination package MUST be submitted by Research Development. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">For selected applicants,
</span></strong><span style="color:#212529">two letters of support are required: (i) one from the current research advisor, and (ii) one from the department chair OR a close collaborator OR the PhD advisor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212529">Inquiries:
</span></strong><span style="color:#212529">Questions about MIT's internal competition process should be addressed to
<a href="mailto:researchdev@mit.edu"><span style="color:#07708D;text-decoration:none">researchdev@mit.edu</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="color:#212529">Questions about program updates, nomination guidelines, and eligibility information should be directed to the ACS Office of Research Grants at
<a href="mailto:QMPostdocs@acs.org">QMPostdocs@acs.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Click on the link below to view more information.</span></strong><br>
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