The NSF has announced a new post-doctoral fellowship program:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12720&org=ECCS
The main requirements are:
– be U.S. citizens (or nationals) or permanent residents of the United States (i.e., have a “green card”) at deadline;
– earn or plan to earn the doctoral degree in a scientific or mathematical field prior to the requested start date of the fellowship and have not accepted an academic appointment;
– either currently be a graduate student or, at the deadline date, have served in a position requiring the doctoral degree for no more than 12 full time months since earning the degree;
– select both a host institution and sponsoring scientists different from the doctoral degree and the current position;
– the fellowships require dual mentors for the Fellow, one from biology and one from mathematical or physical sciences.
– The application for this fellowship is due in October of 2011.
The salary/funding info:
– For the basic fellowship, the total fellowship amount is $60,000 for year 1: $63,000 for year 2, and $66,000 for year 3 and consists of three types of payments. The stipend is $45,000 for year 1, $48,000 for year 2, and $51,000 for year 3 paid monthly at the rate of $3,750/$4,000/$4,250, respectively.
– A research allowance of $10,000 per year is paid as a lump sum to the Fellow at the beginning.
– An institutional allowance of $5,000 per year is paid to the host institution for fringe benefits, including health insurance, and for expenses incurred in support of the Fellow, such as space, equipment, and general-purpose supplies.
The Armani Lab is currently seeking candidates who meet these requirements to be jointly advised by Prof. Andrea Armani (Chemical Engineering and Material Science) and Prof. Hsiai (biology) at USC. Ideally, the person will have some expertise in working with cells and in device fabrication. If anyone is interested in this fellowship, and working with Prof. Armani, they can contact Prof. Armani at:Armani@usc.edu.
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Portia B. Harris
Assistant Director, Caltech Center for Diversity
California Institute of Technology
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