Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
The University has been invited to submit up to two proposals to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program. If you are interested in applying to this program please send Melinda LeLacheur a pre-proposal including the following items by February 17.
· Full Curriculum Vitae
· 2-page statement indicating why the research work is considered important and what general goals have been set for the next five years. Explain in general how the funds would be used
· The names and institutional affiliations of three references you are likely to use.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships for Science and Engineering
Program Description:
Each year, the Foundation invites the presidents of 50 universities to nominate two early-career professors each from their institutions. An advisory panel of distinguished scientists and engineers carefully reviews the nominations and selects 16 Fellows to receive individual grants of $875,000, distributed over five years.
Packard Fellows must be faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators engaged in research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering, and must be within the first three years of their faculty careers. Disciplines that are considered include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering. Candidates engaged in research in the social sciences are not considered.
Packard Fellows are encouraged to think big and look at complex issues with a fresh perspective. The Foundation has few paperwork requirements, and Fellows may use their funds in whatever way would best advance their research.
For more details please go to the Fellowship Guidelines at http://www.packard.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2012-Packard-Fellowship-Guidelines.pdf.
Sponsor Deadlines:
Nominations due to Packard – March 15, 2012
Applications due – April 20, 2012