Faculty Scholar Program

LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE: Monday, March 2, 2020 - 5:00 p.m.

FULL PROPOSAL (by invitation) DEADLINE: Monday, May 18, 2020 - 5:00 pm

The Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) Faculty Scholar program support mid- to late- Assistant, or early Associate Professors* appointed as Non-Tenure Line, Research (NTLR), University Tenure Line (UTL) or Medical Center Line (MCL)** Faculty as follows:

$100,000 per year for up to 5 years
Use the resources first for their remuneration and benefits and second to support research costs such that there shall be demonstrable, significant and meritorious scholarship/research activities related to innovation in maternal or child health

*Early Associate Professor is defined as “within the first three years or the first term"

**MCL applicants should only apply for either the Harman or Faculty Scholar RFA, not both. If applicant applies for both mechanisms, their application may not be accepted.

Letter of Intent: Submit your letter of intent (LOI) with biosketch and other support page at the link below, per the application instructions. You do not need to submit your LOI via your RPM.

ONLINE SUBMISSION LINK

Forms for Applicants

Faculty Scholar Program LOI Template

Faculty Scholar Program RFA

Faculty Scholar Program Policy

Faculty Scholar Application Form

Faculty Scholar Budget Form

Timeline

Letter of Intent deadline (required): Monday, March 2, 2020 - 5:00 p.m.

Applicants notified to proceed with full proposals: Late March 2020

Full proposal deadline (by invitation): Monday, May 18, 2020 - 5:00 p.m.

Notification of selected proposals: July 2020

Funding Amount

$100,000 per year for up to 5 years

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award, the applicant must meet these criteria:

Hold a NTLR, UTL or MCL faculty appointment within the University
Be a member of MCHRI. Visit here to apply for MCHRI Membership.
Have a track record of focusing the majority of their research on maternal or child health.
Has not previously held a MCHRI Harman or Faculty Scholar award.
Eligible faculty cannot hold more than one Faculty scholarship (including MCHRI Harman & Faculty Scholar Awards) at any given time per University guidelines

Funding Rates

YEAR	# of Applications	# of Awards	Fudning Rate	Total Awarded
FY19	14	5	36%	$2,500,000
FY18	24	5	21%	$2,500,000
FY17	22	2	9%	$800,000
FY16	17	4	24%	$2,000,000
FY15	-	-	-	-
FY14	11	6	55%	$3,000,000
FY13	7	2	29%	$1,000,000
FY12	11	3	27%	$1,300,000