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The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2008 FASEB Diversity Award. The FASEB Diversity Award (sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund) was established to recognize outstanding achievement by an early stage life scientist from an underrepresented minority group. Individuals eligible for nomination are U.S.A. Citizens or Permanent Residents of the U.S.A. from an ethnic minority group recognized as being underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, are members of one or more of the societies of FASEB, and are at a relatively early career stage, defined as not more than six years after completion of postdoctoral training.
Nominations recognize an individual who has contributed significantly to a scientific discipline in addition to service and mentoring via local and national leadership leading to improving and expanding opportunities for minorities in the scientific workforce and academia.
Applications are encouraged from individuals from comprehensive research universities or non-academic entities.
The 2008 recipient will be required to present the FASEB Diversity Award Lecture as part of the FASEB Diversity Program activities at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award includes a $10,000 unrestricted research grant funded by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, meeting registration and travel expenses for the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting and a plaque in recognition of the award. No indirect costs are associated with this award.
Nomination Procedures:
Nominators and their candidates must be members of a FASEB Society. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
Please use this form as a checklist and post PDFs of all required information on the FASEB Diversity Award website. Access to the site is located at: http://www.faseb.org/DiversityAward/. Documents must be uploaded individually in PDF format. Submissions mustinclude all of the following documents:
- Completed cover nomination form with all requested information.
- One nomination letter, setting forth in detail the outstanding contributions made by the nominee to his/her area of scholarship, leadership and mentorship in expanding diversity in educational and career missions and other service to the profession.
- One full curriculum vitae including all publications, presentations, grant awards and history of trainees. Nominator should check the nominee’s CV for all the required information.
- One copy of two reprints representing the nominee's most significant research
- At least two and no more than five additional letters of support, one of which must come from the nominee's Chairperson and/or institutional official and describe in depth the individual's achievements to date and potential for career success. The nomination and Chair's letter may be the same, but at least two letters are required in the nomination packet. Additional letters may be from any combination of colleagues, professional society officers or mentors.
For complete details, go to:
http://www.faseb.org/DiversityAward/.
~ NOMINATION DEADLINE: May 30, 2008 ~
For questions, please contact:
Carol Bieschke
Program Associate
FASEB Diversity Award
FASEB Career Resources & MARC Program
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3998
Tel. (301) 634-7021
Email: diversityaward@faseb.org
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