UAB is seeking a young investigator to represent the university in the 2016 Searle Scholars Program and the 2016 Pew Scholar for the Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences. Faculty meeting the eligibility requirements who are interested in being considered as UAB’s nominee, please contact Kent T. Keyser, Ph.D., at ktkeyser@uab.edu.

Pew Scholars Program

The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level.

The current grant level is $240,000 —  $60,000 per year for a four-year period. In 2016, Pew will name the next Class of Pew Scholars. For the 32nd series of awards, to be made in 2016, one nomination will be invited from each of the participating institutions. Participating institutions have been selected on the basis of the scope of their work in biomedical research and recommended to The Pew Charitable Trusts by the National Advisory Committee of the Program. The application for the 2016 awards will open on August 3, 2015.

Eligible faculty interested in being considered as UAB’s nominee should contact Kent T. Keyser, Ph.D., at ktkeyser@uab.edu.

Eligibility

•Candidates must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field.

• As of November 16, 2015, nominees must hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant professor. (Appointments such as Research Assistant Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor Research Track, Visiting Professor or Instructor are not eligible.)

• On July 16, 2015, candidates must have been in such an appointment for less than three years (not appointed before July 16, 2012), whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies or in work toward board certification does not count as part of this three-year limit.

• Candidates may be nominated by their institution two times in total. ALL applicants must be nominated by their institution and must complete the 2016 online application.

• If an applicant’s university has more than one eligible nominating institution or campus, that applicant may only apply from one institution; they may not reapply in a subsequent year from a different one.

Additional information concerning the 2016 Pew Scholars Program can be found here.

Searle Scholars Program

UAB has been invited to submit the name of one nominee to the Searle Scholars Program. This program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding young scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment. Grants are $300,000 for a three-year term with $100,000 payable each year of the grant, subject to the receipt of acceptable progress reports. Generally, the program makes 15 new grants annually.

Applicants for awards, which will be activated on July 1, 2016, will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology and related areas in chemistry, medicine and the biological sciences.

Candidates should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2014. The appointment must be their first tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at an invited institution.

Additional information concerning eligibility for the 2016 Searle Scholars Program can be found here.

 If you meet the eligibility requirements, and are interested in being considered to be UAB’s nominee, please contact Dr. Kent T. Keyser at ktkeyser@uab.edu.