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AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship Program
Organization
American Association of Immunologists
1451 Rockville Pke., Ste. 650
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone Number (301)634-7178
Emails infoaai@aai.org
Level of Study Graduate Degree
Professional Development
Award Type Fellowship
Purpose To purpose program supports the career development of young scientists.
Focus Immunology.
Qualifications Applicants (PIs) must be independent research scientists who are AAI regular members in good standing; at the time of application, the PI should have no more than $350,000 U.S. dollars (USD) in total annual direct costs (excluding PI salary) from all funding sources, including start-up funds; funding mechanisms and levels must be confirmed by the applicant's department head or dean via signature on the Funding Confirmation Form (included with application); pIs who have previously received an AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship are not eligible to receive the award a second time (for the same or a different trainee); scientists employed by for-profit corporations or government agencies, AAI Council members, and AAI Fellowship Committee members are ineligible to apply; trainees must be AAI members in good standing at the time of application; predoctoral trainees must have passed their Ph.D. qualifying/candidacy exams by the application deadline (March 15) to be eligible for a fellowship; to qualify as a candidate for postdoctoral support, the trainee must have passed his/her Ph.D.; postdoctoral fellows must be in years 1-5 of their postdoctoral training (start date on or after March 16); later-stage fellows (years 6 and beyond) will not be supported; postdoctoral fellows who have completed five years of training and transitioned into a second postdoctoral position at the same or a different institution are not eligible for the award.
Criteria Selection will be decisions are at the discretion of AAI.
Funds $350,000
Duration Annual.
Number of Awards Varies.
To Apply Applicants must submit online nomination form; applicants are required to provide the following in the application package: applicant Information page; research plan; pI statement; justification statement; other lab members; trainee statement; mentoring plan; funding confirmation form (signed by the department chair or dean); PI's NIH Bio sketch; trainee CV or bio sketch; Ph.D. Candidacy Exam Document (required for predoctoral trainees only); all documents should be uploaded as a single combined PDF file with a file name of less than 25 characters; combined PDF must be no larger than 20MB.
Deadline January 15.
Contact E-mail: fellowships@aai.org.
For more information http://www.aai.org/#gsc.tab=0