Call for Applications: Cancer Research Institute's Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

 From the Office of Foundation Relations (http://web.mit.edu/ofr/)

Below you will find information on a call for applications for the 
Cancer Research Institute's Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.

Please forward to anyone who might be interested.

*/NOTE:The Office of Foundation Relations would be pleased to provide 
assistance to anyone applying for a grant from this program.It would 
also be helpful for us to know if someone has applied, whether or not we 
assist him/her.Thank you!/*

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*DEADLINE: October 1, 2012*
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*****NOTE: THIS GRANT WILL NOT COVER INDIRECT COSTS -- IT WILL INCUR 
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The Cancer Research Institute's Fellowship program supports young 
immunologists at top universities and research centers around the world 
who wish to receive training in cancer immunology.  A panel of 
scientists drawn from the Institute's Scientific Advisory Council 
rigorously evaluates each candidate, the intended sponsor and training 
environment, and the nature and feasibility of the proposed project.

The fellowship program is aligned with the overall mission of the Cancer 
Research Institute to support and coordinate both laboratory and 
clinical efforts that will lead to immunological treatment, control, and 
prevention of cancer.  The Institute is seeking hypothesis driven, 
mechanistic studies in both immunology and tumor immunology.  The 
applicant and sponsor must clearly state the potential of the proposed 
studies to directly impact our understanding of the immune system's role 
in cancer risk, tumor initiation, progression, metastasis, host response 
to tumors, and/or the treatment of cancer.
_Eligibility Guidelines_

  * Applicants for the Cancer Research Institute's Fellowship program
    must be working in areas directly related to cancer immunology.  An
    eligible project must fall into the broad field of immunology and
    must show relevance to solving the cancer problem.  Proposals that
    do not encompass both these areas will not be considered.
      Applicants must include a summary describing how their proposal
    meets these criteria.
  * Applicants must have a doctoral degree by the date of award
    activation and must conduct their proposed research under a sponsor
    who holds a formal appointment at the host institution.
  * Applicants with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience
    are not eligible, with the exception of M.D. applicants, who should
    not include years of residency in this calculation.
  * Only in exceptional circumstances will applicants who have already
    spent 3 or more years in a sponsor's laboratory by the start date of
    fellowship be  considered for a fellowship award.
  * The fellowship can be performed in the United States or abroad, but
    must take place at a non-profit institution.  There are no
    citizenship restrictions.
  * Only one fellow per sponsor may apply per application round, and
    faculty sponsors may not have more than three Cancer Research
    Institute-supported fellows at any time.


The fellowship provides stipends of $50,000 for the first year, $53,000 
for the second, and $57,000 for the third.  In addition, an allowance of 
$1,500 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at the 
sponsor's discretion to help pay for the fellow's research supplies, 
travel to scientific meetings, and/or health insurance.  Stipends and 
institutional allowances are not permitted to cover administrative expenses.

Visit the Cancer Research Institute's website for complete program 
information and application procedures: 
http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/research/fellowship/apply.html#Program_Description.



Angela Frey
Development Associate
Office of Foundation Relations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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