Office of Diversity and Leadership–

The 2009 McCormick Faculty Awards

2009 Call for Applications

The Office of Diversity and Leadership of the Stanford University School of Medicine invites applications for the 2009 McCormick Faculty Awards. The McCormick Funds were established to support the advancement of women in medicine and/or medical research directly, or by supporting the mentoring, training and encouragement of women pursuing the study of medicine, in teaching medicine, and engaging in medical research.

Application Guidelines and Eligibility:

  1. Open to School of Medicine Assistant and Associate Professors in all tracks, including Clinician Educators. Not open to Instructors. Acting, Affiliated or Adjunct Faculty also not eligible.
  2. The McCormick Faculty Awards provide research or project funding to junior and mid-level faculty.
  3. Open to women pursuing advancement, or to men or women who support the advancement of women in medicine and/or medical research
  4. MD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree; candidate must be within 7 years of first assistant-level academic appointment at the time the award is initiated. Instructors and Acting, Affiliated or Adjunct Faculty are not eligible.
  5. Applications from both clinical and basic science research investigators, clinicians and educators will be considered.
  6. Submission of a project description on which applicant is the Principal Investigator or equivalent, and which benefits the academic progress of women pursuing the study of medicine, teaching of medicine or engaging in medical research.
  7. Current recipients of the McCormick Faculty Award are not eligible. Acting, Affiliated or Adjunct Faculty also not eligible.

Awards:

  1. Awards will be for $30,000 per year for two years.  The committee expects to make three awards each year.
  2. Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis. Selection will be made by a committee convened by the Office of Diversity and Leadership.

Application Format:

Proposals should be submitted electronically to Jennifer Scanlin in the Office of Diversity and Leadership at jscanlin@stanford.edu by 5pm on August 31, 2009. 

Proposals should be no more than 3 pages, excluding references, and should include the following:

  1. Specific aims
  2. Background and significance
  3. Preliminary work
  4. Project design and methods
  5. References

In addition, please submit the following with the proposal:

  1. Curriculum vitae and biosketch
  2. Statement describing the way in which the proposed award would support the advancement of women in medicine or medical research at Stanford
  3. Listing of current and pending other support
  4. Proposed budget
  5. Two letters of support, one from the appropriate chief or chair, including a statement regarding the applicant’s ability to act as Principal Investigator on the project and the commitment of institutional resources, and one from a colleague or mentor, preferably outside the applicant’s current department.

Questions can be directed to Jennifer Scanlin, Office of Diversity and Leadership, at 650-725-0052 or jscanlin@stanford.edu

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