| Program Name |
Searle Scholars Program |
| Most Recent U of M Announcement |
Announcement |
| Agency Name |
The
Chicago Community Trust |
| Program Office Address |
Searle
Scholars Program
400
Skokie Boulevard, Suite 300
Northbrook, IL 60062-7903 |
| Program E-mail Address |
ssp@jhu.edu (Scientific
Director)
lavinia.tyiran@kinshiptrustco.com (Administrative
Coordinator) |
| Program Web Address |
http://www.searlescholars.net  |
| Program Office Phone/Fax |
Phone: 847/714-1702; Fax: 847/714-1716 |
| Program Contact Person |
Douglas
M. Fambrough, Ph.D., Scientific Director
Lavinia
Tyiran, Administrative Coordinator |
| Program Established |
1980 |
| Program/Agency Statement |
To support newly appointed
faculty with research interests in medicine, chemistry and biological science. |
| Number of Awards Annually |
Fifteen |
| Award Amount |
$300,000 ($100,000 per year
for three years) |
| Term of Award |
Three years |
| Allowable Expenses |
Salary of scholar, other salaries,
travel, equipment, materials & services, other. |
| Salary Expense Allowed? |
Not to exceed $25,000 |
| Indirect Costs Allowed? |
$22,221 ($7,407 per year for three
years) |
| Institutional or Individual Award |
Institutional |
| Typical Date Agency Announces
Competition |
June |
| Number of Nominations Allowed |
Two |
| Typical U of M Internal Deadline
Date |
End of July or early August |
| Typical Agency Due Date |
End of September |
| Agency Award Announcement Date |
end of April |
| Award Starting Date |
July |
| Disciplines Included |
Biochemistry, cell biology, immunology,
genetics, neuroscience, pharmacology or related areas in chemistry, medicine,
and the biological sciences. |
| Eligibility Requirements |
Applicants should have begun
or will begin their first appointment as an assistant professor on or after
July 1, of the year prior to the nomination. This appointment must be a
tenure-track position, and must be in an academic department of an invited,
degree-granting or research institution. |
| Signatures Required from the U
of M |
SPA |
