Sponsor details

The Fellow program supports high quality postdocs who have clearly demonstrated productivity and critical thinking in their graduate studies as well as in their short time as a postdoc. You must have less than 3 years of postdoctoral research training by the award start date. This award encourages you to embark on an academic career involving basic or translational research in hematologic malignancies and/or relevant premalignant conditions under a research mentor’s direction. Your research must be directly relevant to hematologic malignancies and/or relevant pre-malignant conditions. In addition, your Sponsor (mentor) must have the appropriate experience to mentor you as you engage in research of direct relevance to blood cancer.

This award is for 3 years and the maximum award per year is $70,000. The minimum stipend/salary going directly to the awardee is $70,000/year. Fellow awardees may also be eligible for an additional childcare stipend of up to $3,600 per year.

The Special Fellow award supports postdocs and instructors having between 3 and 5 years of postdoctoral research training by the award start date, who have clearly demonstrated success in their current postdoctoral/instructor position, and who need an additional 2-3 years of training to be competitive for an independent position. This award provides you with the opportunity to continue building a research program that will make you competitive for an independent position by the end of the award funding period.

You must be in a mentored research position, continuing a research program of direct relevance to hematologic malignancies and/or relevant pre-malignant conditions. In addition, your Sponsor (mentor) must have the appropriate experience to mentor you as you engage in blood cancer-relevant research.

This award is for 2 or 3 years, depending on eligibility, and the maximum award per year is $75,000. The minimum stipend/salary going directly to the awardee is $70,000/year. Special Fellow awardees may also be eligible for an additional childcare stipend of up to $3,600 per year.