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The Office of the Vice Provost for Research has launched the 2022 competition of the Aramont Fellowship Fund for Emerging Science Research. The award supports junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows conducting high-risk, high reward science and engineering research. Each eligible school (FAS, SEAS, HMS, and HSPH) will select nominees to be considered in the University-wide competition. Information on the SEAS competition is below:

 

Aramont Fellowship Fund for Emerging Science Research

SEAS Deadline: July 14, 2022

Award Amount: $100,000 for faculty awards; $50,000 for postdoctoral awards

 

The Aramont Fellowship Fund for Emerging Science Research is made possible by a generous gift from the Aramont Charitable Foundation and will provide critical funding to advance early-career high-risk, high reward science and engineering conducted at Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Applications should propose research in basic and applied science and engineering, specifically for work that may be considered high-risk, high-reward. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of intellectual merit, innovation, and likely impact on the field.

Funds will be awarded in two categories:

  • Junior Faculty ($100,000 per award): Three awards will be made to junior faculty members. Each of the four eligible schools (Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences) is invited to submit up to three nominations in the junior faculty category. This program aims to support career growth and capacity building specifically; therefore, special consideration will be given to applicants proposing to hire and mentor postdoctoral fellows or graduate students, to those who show particular promise (as evidenced by a decanal nomination) but have little to no research funding beyond school-based support, and to those wishing to expand their research portfolio to a new area.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow ($50,000 per award): Each of the four eligible schools (Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences) is invited to submit two nominations in the postdoctoral fellows category. For the purposes of this competition, the affiliation (and therefore eligibility) of postdoctoral fellows is determined by the school in which they hold their appointment. Nominated postdoctoral fellows must have an identified faculty mentor who will provide a letter of recommendation in support of their independent research.

 

SEAS will select candidates in each category to be considered in the University-wide competition. SEAS applicants should apply online via the link above by July 14, 2022. Candidates with a primary appointment in FAS may apply here.  

 

Questions about this announcement may be directed to Erin Hale at erin_hale@fas.harvard.edu or Susan Gomes at sgomes@fas.harvard.edu.

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