Fellowship Awards of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
Received letter status update
The Fund awards fellowships to suitably qualified individuals for full time postdoctoral studies in the medical and related sciences bearing on cancer.
Eligibility
Stipend and Expense Allowance
Indirect Cost
Patent Policy
Annual Symposium
Deadline
The conditions under which these awards are made are as follows:
Applicants in general should not have more than ONE YEAR of postdoctoral experience. They must hold either the M.D. degree or the Ph.D. degree in the field in which they propose to study or furnish evidence of equivalent training and experience.
The appointment will normally be for three years. The Fund recognizes that in some instances there may be valid reasons for changing both laboratory and sponsor. Such changes require the permission of the Director with the advice of the Board of Scientific Advisers. Applicants who, at the time of initiation of the fellowship, will have completed one year in a position as postdoctoral fellow or equivalent will usually be awarded a maximum of two years of fellowship support from this foundation. Only under exceptional circumstances will an award be made to an individual who will have had two years or more of postdoctoral research experience.
Applicants may be citizens of any country but for foreign nationals awards will be made only for study in the United States. American citizens may hold a fellowship either in the United States or in a foreign country.
An applicant in addition to submitting evidence as to pre- and postdoctoral training must supply (a) the names and addresses of three individuals personally acquainted both with the applicant and with the applicant’s professional work, one of whom should be the principal predoctoral advisor, (b) a suitably documented outline of the research problem proposed, and (c) the written consent of the chief of laboratory and a responsible fiscal officer of the host institution indicating their willingness to accept and provide necessary facilities for the Fellow. (Please note that in the event of multiple applications, it is the policy of the Fund to initiate no more than one fellowship under a particular sponsor in any fiscal year.)
The basic stipend at present is $43,000 the first year, $44,000 the second year, and $46,000 the third year, with an additional $1000 for each dependent child. There is no dependency allowance for a spouse.
An allowance of $1,500 a year toward the cost of the research usually will be made available to the laboratory sponsoring the fellow. A travel award will be made to the Fellow and family for travel to the sponsoring laboratory. Return travel for Fellows will be considered depending upon the Fellow’s plans and situation at the time.
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research is a non-profit organization which currently awards fellowships to suitably qualified applicants for full-time training. Since its inception in 1937 the Fund has not provided indirect costs as a matter of policy.
The patent policy adopted by the Board of Managers includes the following requests:
(a) notification of the Fund whenever a patentable discovery is foreseen
(b) adherence by the investigator to the established patent policy of the institution at which the investigator is working
(c) in the event that the institution does not have an established patent policy the right of the Fund to join with the investigator and the institution in determining (i) the procedure to be followed in applying for a patent and (ii) the manner of administering any patent resulting from such application.
A Symposium for Fellows of the Fund is held each Fall (usually in October) to inform and challenge the Fund’s Fellows about problems related to cancer. The Board of Scientific Advisers, invited speakers and Fellows are present. At the Symposium, Fellows of the Fund participate in an informal poster session covering their current work. An applicant is required to attend at least one Symposium during the tenure of the fellowship.
The meetings of the Boards of the Fund for the review of fellowship applications are normally held in late April or early May of each year. The deadline for the receipt of applications is February 1. Should the first fall on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday. Applicants should note that late applications will not be considered. Please note also that due to the number of applications received, the Fund is unable to provide critiques of unsuccessful candidates.