Postdoctoral Support

This grant provides salary & benefits-only support for postdoctoral fellows in support of a specific project related to maternal and/or child health. Medical fellows (MD or equivalent) training in a clinical fellowship program should not apply through this mechanism.

• The number of applications and total number of funded postdoctoral fellows per lab/PI shall be limited to one per cycle and at any given time. (Please check with MCHRI if you have any questions about eligibility.)
• Resubmissions shall be limited to one.
• Eligibility is limited to first through third year postdoctoral fellows (applicant must be in their first through third year at time of application).
• Priority is given to applicants in the first and second year of postdoctoral training at Stanford.
• Third year applicants are eligible to apply for up to 1.5 years of funding to support the remainder of their third year, and through their fourth year. ** In order to be eligible for renewal funding, postdoctoral fellows must have a status of PGY4 or lower during the renewal year. Third year applicants must justify how this funding will help their career path. (e.g., facilitate a change into a new field, etc.)
• Funding for year two is not guaranteed and subject to review of progress and career plans and documentation of the postdoc’s application for external funding.
• Applicants who completed a first post-doctoral fellowship at an institution not affiliated with Stanford University and wish to pursue a second post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University in a scientific area different from their first post-doctoral fellowship are eligible.
• Projects resulting in a new maternal and child health focus in the mentor’s lab, are encouraged.

The postdoc’s primary research mentor must be a MCHRI Member and one of the following:

• MD, MD/PhD, or PhD whose primary focus is maternal and/or child health research.
• MD, MD/PhD, or PhD who wishes to expand his/her interest in maternal and/or child health research. 

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY

• All applicants must have, or plan on, having a focus on maternal and child health research.
• All applicants and their Primary Research Mentor must be MCHRI Members.
• A Primary Research Mentor must be identified for postdoctoral fellows.
• All applicants must have legal residence in the United States (Applicants with H or J visas are eligible).
• All applicants must have a postdoctoral appointment date effective no later than the application deadline.
• The following are not eligible:
• Clinician Educators (CEs).
• Visiting scholars to Stanford
• Senior Research Scientists, Research Associates/Assistants
• Former recipients of MCHRI/PRF/LPFCH-sponsored awards who have not complied with award/reporting requirements. Mentor or applicants who have overdraft(s) in previous awards that are not cleared prior to applying are not eligible.
• Prospective postdocs with an appointment date occurring after the application deadline.