Dreyfus Foundation--Postdoc Program in Environmental Chemistry

[Debra L. Martin]

Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry
http://dreyfus.org/awards/postdoctoral_program.shtml
Deadline: August 13, 2009
Announcement: October 2009
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation seeks to further the 
development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental 
chemistry with a postdoctoral fellowship program. The Postdoctoral 
Program in Environmental Chemistry provides an award to a principal 
investigator of $120,000 over two years to appoint a Postdoctoral 
Fellow in environmental chemistry.
Eligibility
The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry is open to all 
academic and other not-for-profit organizations in the States, 
Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that have 
well-established research efforts in environmental science or 
engineering. These research activities need not be located in 
traditional departments in the chemical sciences, and collaboration 
across departments and institutions is encouraged.
Research Areas of Interest
Applications most likely to be of interest should describe innovative 
fundamental research in the chemical sciences or engineering related 
to the environment. Examples include but are not limited to the 
chemistry associated with: the climate, the atmosphere, aquatic or 
marine settings, toxicology, soil or groundwater. Also of interest 
are chemistry-related energy research (renewable sources, 
sequestration, etc.), and new or green approaches to chemical 
synthesis and processing, with a clearly stated relation to the 
environment.
Selection
Applications come from the principal investigator. Recommendations 
for awards are based on several factors: assessment of the proposed 
research, the arrangements for the interdisciplinary educational 
broadening of the Fellow, and an assessment of the ability to both 
attract the best young Ph.D. candidates and subsequently place them 
in high level independent starting positions. Applications are 
reviewed by distinguished scientists in the environmental and 
chemical sciences.
Current Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry awardees.
Budget
The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry provides a 
$120,000 award, payable in two $60,000 installments. Funds are 
normally expended over a period of two years after the appointment of 
the Fellow. Charges associated with indirect costs or institution 
overhead are not allowed. Of the total annual award amount, the 
stipend support of the Fellow is $45,000 (stipends may be 
supplemented from institutional or other sources). Fringe benefits of 
the Fellow taken from this award may not exceed $9,000. The balance 
may be applied to related undergraduate research and/or the 
professional development of the Fellow. Examples of preferred use of 
the balance include stipends for undergraduate collaborators and 
support for the Fellow's participation in meetings, conferences, and 
symposia.
Application Procedure
All application materials must be received at the Foundation office 
by August 13, 2009. Applications recommended for approval are 
presented to the Foundation's Board of Directors in time for award 
announcements by the end of October 2009.
Required Information
Application package. The original application and four additional 
copies should be printed single-sided, on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, 
using 12-point font size, and assembled as:
1. The online application form
2. A research proposal that would be judged as likely to advance 
environmental science in important ways (typically 2-4 pages)
3. A CV (limitied to 5 pages) for each of the key professional 
personnel that includes ten or fewer relevant publications
4. A one-page description of the educational opportunities and 
institutional strengths in environmental science, and how the Fellow 
would be involved in them
Please fasten each copy of the application with one staple. The use 
of binder clips, paper clips, folders, colored paper or bond paper is 
discouraged.
Submit all application materials to:
Dr. Mark Cardillo, Executive Director
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3301
Because of the volume of mail received near the program deadline, the 
Foundation requests that you use a delivery service that provides 
proof of delivery.
Reports
The first-year award of $60,000 will be paid after the Foundation has 
been provided with the Fellow's CV and anticipated start date. The 
second-year award of $60,000 will be paid upon request, after 
completion of the first year. The request should be accompanied or 
preceded by a financial report and a progress report from the project 
director that contains highlights of accomplishments under the award 
and the research plan for the coming year.
Reports should be printed single-sided, on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, 
using 12-point font size.
Submit the report by first-class mail to:
Dr. Mark Cardillo, Executive Director
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3301
Final reports are due when all funds are expended. The final 
technical report should detail the anticipated consequence of the 
research and provide information regarding the future professional 
plans of the Fellow. An optional statement may be included of 
newsworthy stories concerning the Mentor, the Fellow, or the 
consequences of the research funded during the period of the award.
Additional Information
1. Publications and presentations describing work supported by the 
award should acknowledge the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Postdoctoral 
Program in Environmental Chemistry.
2. The faculty mentor is designated a Camille and Henry Dreyfus 
Environmental Chemistry Mentor. The postdoctoral scientist is 
designated a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry Fellow.
3. Procedural questions may be directed to the Foundation office by 
telephone at 212-753-1760 or e-mail at admin at dreyfus.org.

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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager
MIT
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)
debra at mit.edu
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