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February 22, 2008
2008 The
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
New Faculty Awards Program
Internal Deadline:
Thursday, April 3, 2008
The Dreyfus New Faculty
Awards program was established in
1979 to provide funding for new faculty
members at the start of their research
and teaching activities. Unrestricted
research grants of $50,000
over five years are approved generally
before the new faculty member formally
begins their first tenure-track appointment.
Only faculty members who are due
to start their first full-time tenure-track
appointments in the calendar year
of nomination (2008) and are in the
chemical sciences (materials chemistry,
biochemistry or chemical engineering)
are eligible for awards.
The University of Minnesota may
submit ONE nomination annually.
To be considered for the 2008 nomination,
please submit:
- Nomination letter from department head or chair (in two
pages, the letter should state reasons for nominee's selection,
and the role the nominee is expected to play in the department's
research and curricular activities);
- CV of nominee, not to exceed 4 pages that includes
relevant publications and any special recognitions;
- Nominee's description of independent research plans and
a statement on teaching (3 pages plus references),
which should be directed to a general chemical audience, avoiding
the use of highly specialized terminology or undefined acronyms;
- Budget presentation describing how award funds will be
used
(one page);
- Three letters from individuals familiar with the nominee's
capabilities and accomplishments. The letters should be adressed
to Dreyfus New Faculty Award Selection Committee and
submitted directly to the Graduate School at facgrant@umn.edu
 or
via fax to 612-626-7431. Please note that the
nominee selected must have their references send
supporting letters
directly to the Dreyfus Foundation by their deadline of
May 8, 2008.
To facilitate readability, a 12-point font size and margins of at
least three-quarters of an inch are recommended.
Submission materials should be sent via e-mail attachments to facgrant@umn.edu by
Thursday, April
3, 2008.
The internal selection process
will be completed by mid-April. Please visit the program web site
at http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/new_faculty_awards_program.shtml ,
or contact our Research Support Services office at facgrant@umn.edu
or 612-625-2356 if you have questions about this program.
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