Whitaker International Award For Bioengineers - Applications for Fellows/Scholars, Summer Grants now open.

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Forwarded message (through MIT Career Services):

*From: *"Altaf, Sabeen" <SAltaf at iie.org <mailto:SAltaf at iie.org>>
*Date: *Monday, August 17, 2015 at 5:09 PM
*Subject: *Whitaker International Award For Bioengineers - Applications 
for Fellows/Scholars, Summer Grants now open.

Dear Colleagues,

The online applications for *2016 Whitaker International Program* awards 
are now open.   Administered by the Institute of International 
Education, the Whitaker International Program provides funding for 
biomedical engineering/bioengineering students and post-docs to conduct 
a field-relevant activity abroad.  Full details can be found at 
www.whitaker.org <http://www.whitaker.org>.

The *_application deadlines_* are as follows:

·Fellows and Scholars Program deadline: *January 19, 2016 *

·Summer Program deadline: *February 2, 2016*

*_Program Overview_*

The Whitaker International Program is a competitive grant that sends 
emerging leaders in biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) overseas 
to increase international collaboration in the field. The Whitaker 
Program was funded by The Whitaker Foundation (now closed), and is 
administered by the Institute of International Education.

Whitaker International Program grants are awarded based on an 
activity/project proposal that is relevant to biomedical engineering. We 
hope to offer at least 40 Fellow and Scholar grants annually; only the 
highest-quality applicants are awarded. In the last competition cycle, 
more than 30 grants were awarded, and we encourage all 
students/post-docs/junior faculty who are considering a period of study 
or research abroad to apply.

Awards have included research in heart blood flow,  pursuing a Master’s 
in Bioscience Enterprise, a policy project on investment in biomedical 
devices, improved prosthetic leg design, and development of affordable 
oral cancer screening tools. Projects can occur worldwide, and have 
taken place in the UK, Chile, Denmark, India, South Africa, and 
Singapore among many other venues.

*The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program has two 
categories:*

·Fellows - Graduate-level applicants, from graduating seniors through 
current PhD students. Fellows receive a stipend for one year, and are 
eligible for tuition reimbursement.

·Scholars - Post-doctoral applicants, who recently received their PhD.  
Scholar awards can be for as little as one academic semester or as long 
as two years of funding, depending on their needs. Second year funding 
is contingent upon demonstration of progress made during the first year.

*The Whitaker International Program has an additional grant available:*

·Summer Grants - For currently enrolled Master’s or PhD students, or 
recent Master’s recipients.  Summer awards are for 8 weeks including a 
fixed fellowship award and a monthly stipend, along with additional 
benefits.  Up to 20 awards will be available for Summer 2016.

*_Website & Online Application_*

http://www.whitaker.org/
http://whitaker.usapplications.org/

http://summerapplication.whitaker.org/

The online application is now open. The website listed above has all the 
information pertaining to the program, including eligibility 
requirements, potential host institutions, and former grantee profiles.

*_Official Program End Date_
*At this time we are also announcing to all potential applicants, home 
and host institutions that the Whitaker International Program is coming 
to an end.  The final competition cycle for two year post-doc grants 
will be 2016 (upcoming year) and the final competition cycle for one 
year grants will be in 2017.  Whitaker Fellows have two more competition 
cycles to apply for a Whitaker grant.  Whitaker one year post-docs also 
have two more years to apply, and if post-docs are looking for a two 
year award, they need to apply in 2016.  For Whitaker Summer awards, 
there will be two more cycles of funding – Summer 2016 and Summer 2017.  
All grants will need to be completed by December 2018 when the program 
officially comes to a close.

**

*_Publicity Materials_*

Please feel free to circulate this email to your colleagues or to 
students who you think would benefit from these programs.

Should you have any questions, please email the Whitaker International 
Program at whitaker at iie.org <mailto:whitaker at iie.org>.

Sincerely,

Sabeen

*Sabeen Altaf*
Senior Program Officer, Science and Technology Programs
US Student Programs
Institute of International Education (IIE)

809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

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