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Association of American Medical Colleges: Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Program Summary
The Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who:
- Has demonstrated leadership in the United States in addressing inequities in medical education and health care;
- Has demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities; and
- Is committed to a career in academic medicine.
The recipient receives a $15,000 grant to support his or her academic and professional activities. Funding for the fellowship begins in November of the year the fellowship is awarded. The recipient will be required to submit a final narrative and financial reports.
Eligibility criteria:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
- Hold the rank of full-time assistant professor in a LCME-accredited U.S. medical school department;
- Have held the assistant professor position for no more than three years,
- Have received only one appointment as assistant professor; and
- Hold a M.D., Ph.D., or have earned another doctoral degree.
UIC is restricted to one nomination per year.
Additional Information
http://www.aamc.org/about/awards/nickensfellowships.htm
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | March 5, 2009 |
| UIC Internal Competition | TBD |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | May 1, 2009 |
Letter of Intent Instructions
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Chang Lee.
- OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that
received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.
Please contact Chang Lee at clee10@uic.edu or 6-1961 with any questions.
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