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Developing scholars award accepting nominations
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Nominations are being accepted for the MUSC Foundation Developing
Scholars Award.
The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward junior faculty
members who have made outstanding contributions to the research mission
of MUSC, either with their individual research program or as part of an
interdisciplinary research team, and to promote the continued
development of these creative scholars. The award is aimed at
individuals who have successfully demonstrated the capacity to compete
for extramural funding but who are still in the formative stages of
their career and demonstrate exceptional promise for the future.
Candidates are restricted to faculty members holding the rank of
assistant professor who have been on the MUSC faculty at least two, but
no more than six, academic years. See below for a full description of
this program.
Any member of the MUSC faculty may make nominations. The nominating
package should include the full curriculum vitae of the nominee in
standard MUSC format, letters from four scholars outside MUSC attesting
to the research achievements of the nominee with two of the letters
from individuals other than mentors, and a statement from the nominator
(not to exceed 1000 words) outlining the candidate’s background and
potential for continued growth and development. All nominations should
be sent to:
Stephen M. Lanier, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Research
179 Ashley Avenue, Colcock Hall
MSC 002
The deadline for
nominations is June 16
MUSC Foundation Developing Scholars Program
I. Policy Statement
A. Purpose
The purpose of the MUSC Foundation Developing Scholars Program is to
recognize junior members of the MUSC faculty who are promising research
scholars as demonstrated by their research contributions, and to
promote the further development of these individuals as creative
scholars.
B. Nature of Fellowship
No more than three MUSC Foundation Scholars are to be named each year.
Scholars may be named in the basic or applied/clinical sciences
category. Each fellow shall receive, along with a certificate, a
monetary reward of $3,000 to be used at the discretion of the awardees.
During the fellowship year, each fellow shall present an open seminar
on the nature of her/his work.
C. Eligibility
The criteria for eligibility are as follows:
1. Appointment to the faculty of MUSC for at least two years with
current rank of assistant professor.
2. Appointment at the level of assistant professor for no longer
than six years regardless of university affiliation.
*Faculty members who have previously received this award are ineligible
for re-nomination.
D. Selection Procedure
Nominations for the MUSC Foundation Developing Scholars are solicited
from the faculty of MUSC by a call for applications from the Associate
Provost for Research. A review committee with members appointed by the
associate provost for research shall review applications and
recommendations. This committee shall consist of faculty members
university-wide and no less than two distinguished scholars from
outside MUSC, plus an M.D./Ph.D. student or a Ph.D. student.
II. Selection Criteria
Nominations shall be evaluated on the basis of the scholarly
achievements of the applicant and the potential for further development
of her/his creative efforts.
Nominations may be made by any member of the MUSC faculty. The
nomination packet should consist of: (1) the full curriculum
vitae of the nominee in standard MUSC format; (2) letters from
four scholars outside MUSC attesting to the research and scholarly
achievements of the nominee with two of the letters from individuals
other than mentors and; (3) a statement from the nominator (not
to exceed 1000 words) outlining the candidate’s potential for continued
growth and development, the quality of the nominees’ work, and how
his/her research has impacted the state of knowledge of her/his
particular research area. The nomination letter should indicate
whether the scholar is being nominated in the basic or applied/clinical
sciences category.
Submit applications to: Stephen M. Lanier, Ph.D., Associate
Provost for Research
179 Ashley Avenue, Colcock Hall
MSC 002
Phone: 792-4333
Fax: 792-5110
Friday, May 14, 2010
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