Call for Applications: Bay Area Lyme Foundation Emerging Leader Award

Call for Applications: Bay Area Lyme Foundation Emerging Leader Award Deadline for submissions: Friday, January 16, 2015 The Bay Area Lyme Foundation Emerging Leader Award recognizes up-and-coming researchers bringing new approaches and creative thinking to the field of Lyme disease. The $100,000 award grant supports new and innovative projects and aims to attract aspiring new scientific talent to the field of Lyme. Candidates must be early in their professional careers with demonstrated leadership and focused research objectives. Applications must include a viable proposal for a proof-of-concept to be funded, in part or in sum, by the grant award and completed within 12-18 months. 2015 Selection Process Applicants submit an application, research proposal, and at least one supporting letter from their supervising manager or Principal Investigator. Applications, due January 16, are peer reviewed by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation Science Committee and adjunct advisors. Winners are announced in April. It is the policy of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation to pay no more than 5% of any grant toward overhead or indirect costs. Who Qualifies? • Affiliated with an academic or research institution • Professional tenure at post-doctoral level through Assistant Professor or equivalent • Demonstrated professional and scientific leadership in biological and medical sciences • Exhibited scientific curiosity and an established pattern...
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