| Program Name |
John Merck Scholars Program in
the Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children |
| Most Recent U of M
Announcement |
Announcement |
| Agency Name |
The John Merck
Fund |
| Program Office
Address |
2 Oliver Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109 |
| Program E-mail
Address |
nstockford@jmfund.org or jbentsman@jmfund.org
|
| Program Web Address |
http://www.jmfund.org/jm_scholars_program.shtml
|
| Program Office
Phone/Fax |
Phone: 617/556-4120; Fax: 617/556-4130 |
| Program Contact
Person |
Nancy Stockford, Program Administrator,
or Jason Bentsman, staff assistant |
| Program Established |
1990 |
| Program/Agency
Statement |
By supporting the most promising basic
research into the processes that impair the lives of the developmentally
disabled, the Fund hopes to foster a better scientific understanding
of the origin of these disabilities and thereby provide the foundation
for more effective approaches to their prevention and treatment. |
| Number of Awards
Annually |
Three |
| Award Amount |
$300,000 ($75,000 per year for four
years) |
| Term of Award |
Four years |
| Allowable Expenses |
Research assistants, equipment or other
purposes that promote the Scholar's scientific activities |
| Salary Expense
Allowed? |
Up to 25% for PI summer salary
support |
| Indirect Costs
Allowed? |
None |
| Institutional or Individual
Award |
Institutional. Award transfers with scholar
if he/she changes institution |
| Typical Date Agency Announces
Competition |
November |
| Number of Nominations
Allowed |
Two, one neurobiologist and one
cognitive scientist |
| Typical U of M Internal Deadline
Date |
December |
| Typical Agency Due
Date |
January |
| Agency Award Announcement
Date |
early May |
| Award Starting Date |
|
| Disciplines Included
|
Neurobiological and cognitive
sciences relating to the biology of mental disability and developmental
disabilities, including developmental studies of cognition, perception language,
reading, learning, and motor performance. |
| Eligibility
Requirements |
Candidates must hold academic rank
in a university or medical school or have equivalent standing in a research
institute or medical center and have no more than four years of experience in
an independent faculty position. Tenured individuals are ineligible. |
| Signatures Required from the U of
M |
SPA, Dean or President letter |
