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January 24, 2008
Packard Fellowships
for Science and Engineering 2008
Internal
deadline: Thursday, February 21, 2008
We are pleased
to announce the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships
for faculty engaged in research in the natural and
physical sciences or engineering. Disciplines
that will be considered include physics, chemistry,
mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science,
earth science, ocean science, and all branches of
engineering. The intent of the Fellowship
program is to provide support for unusually creative
researchers early in their careers; faculty members
who are well established and well funded are less likely
to receive the award.
Each
Fellowship provides $175,000
per year for five years. Nominees must be
faculty members in the first three years
of their faculty careers, that is, whose
appointments began no earlier than May
31, 2005, and no later than May 31, 2008. Detailed
guidelines can be found on the Packard
Foundation 
web site.
The University
of Minnesota may submit up to two nominations. Potential candidates
should complete and submit the following:
- Curriculum Vitae: 3 page limit, including name, department,
work address, education (include Baccalaureate), positions held
(beginning with present), other professional experience,
honors and awards, and publications (please list only complete
articles published or in press; abstracts and presentations
should not be included).
- Statement of current external support.
- Statement by the nominee (Not to exceed two pages or 1400
words): Describe why the research is important and outline general
goals for the next five years. Also indicate, in general, how
funds will be used. This need not be a detailed budget.
- Four Reference Letters: One from nominee's department
head and three from external referees. One
of the three external referees must not have
had supervisory or collaborative contact
with the nominee. Please
must submit all letters directly to
Research Support Services via e-mail
(facgrant@umn.edu), fax (612-626-7431)
or by post. The
letters may be addressed to Myrna
Smith, Director of Faculty Research and
Graduate Fellowships, Office of the Dean
of the Graduate School. Final nominees must
resubmit reference
letters directly to the Packard
Foundation by their deadline of April
21, 2008.
Preliminary proposal
materials must be received no later than Thursday, February
21, 2008. The names of the
U of MN nominee(s) chosen in the internal
competition will be forwarded to the
Foundation by March 14, 2008.
Final
application materials are due
to the Packard Foundation by Monday,
April 21, 2008.
Please submit an
original and four copies of the materials
to:
The Office of the Dean
of the Graduate School/Research Support Services
Packard Fellowships
for Science & Engineering
420 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
Please direct any questions about this competition
to facgrant@umn.edu  ,
or 612-625-2356 or 612-625-7585. |
