The Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research  http://www.francisfellowships.org/learn.htm    is intended to support the development of outstanding investigators who plan careers in pulmonary and critical care medicine and sleep medicine and transition to independent, self-supporting, faculty members. 
 

Parker B. Francis Fellowship grants are awarded to institutions for the purpose of providing stipends, fringe benefits and modest travel expenses in support of qualified post-doctoral fellows or newly appointed assistant professors. Award recipients will thereby be enabled to devote the major part of their professional effort to research related to pulmonary disease and lung biology. 
 

Grants are made for three years of support. It is permissible to maintain support for the awardee as he or she moves from fellowship to faculty status. Awards are made to institutions on behalf of the fellows and can be transferred to other institutions only under special circumstances with prior approval from the Director of the Fellowship Program. 

 Members of the University of Iowa must consult their department head if they are interested in applying to the Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program. Institutions may have no more than three Parker B. Francis Fellows in a single department at a given time, a department may submit no more than two applications annually, and a mentor may sponsor only one application annually.   

Additional eligibility requirements:  A citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada or have a permanent residency application on file at the time of application with the U.S. or Canadian Immigration Services.

A Ph.D. or other non-M.D. scientist no more than seven years beyond completion of their doctoral degree or an M.D. scientist no more than seven years beyond clinical training (i.e., residency, internship, clinical fellowship) at the time of application. Candidates with greater than seven years since the doctoral degree require approval for continued training from the Scientific Director of the PBF Fellowship Program. 

Fellows supported by a PBF Fellowship must be assured of having at least 75 percent of their time available for research. This means that a total of no more than three months per year may be spent in clinical or other non-research activities. 
NOTE: Having an NIH K or R series or similar award at the time of application makes the individual ineligible for a PBF Fellowship.  http://www.francisfellowships.org/eligibility-evaluation-criteria/

There are no restrictions regarding discipline or department. Clinical or basic science departments are suitable; however, it is expected that the proposed research will focus on lung biology or lung disease. Awards are limited to institutions located in the US and Canada. Each department may submit only one application annually and is limited to a maximum of two active fellowships at any one time. http://www.francisfellowships.org/applyguidelines.htm

Application deadline is October 16, 2017.