What is required for the application?
We ask for some basic contact information for you and your mentor(s), and require three letters of reference, a letter from your mentor(s), mentor’s CV(s), your CV, an institutional letter of support, and transcripts from your undergraduate and graduate work. There are several essay questions, including about your research experience. The scientific proposal is limited to six pages and should cover a brief background, a clearly stated hypothesis, and how you plan to test it. Reapplicants must give an update on their activities since the last application. CVs are limited to 15 pages each. Everything will be submitted electronically.
How can I look at the application before deciding whether to apply?
There will be a preview of the application once it is posted.
May I submit more than three letters of recommendation?
No.
If I have identified two mentors, must both provide all of the information requested in the Letter to the Proposed Mentor?
Yes. They may either write separate letters, or collaborate on a single letter. If there are two letters, then both should be uploaded to the application system. It is necessary to provide a biosketch for both.
What is an example of a Supplemental Document that may be uploaded?
The Supplemental Documents section is a placeholder in case the review committee (Scientific Advisory Group of Experts – SAGE) or AIMFD office need information and provides a convenient place to upload it. It will be used only at the request of and with permission of the AIMFD office. We do not anticipate that many candidates will use it. Please check with us before you upload a Supplemental Document. These are NOT Supplemental Documents: reprints, letters from collaborators, survey instruments, timelines.
What is the application deadline?
The application deadline has not yet been set. When it is set, we strongly suggest that you complete all sections and submit the application at least several hours before the deadline.
We will repeat this: WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF THE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT IT AT LEAST SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
We will repeat this again: WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF THE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT IT AT LEAST SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
The deadline is in the EASTERN time zone.
Are late applications accepted?
No. This applies to letters of reference as well. It is up to the applicant to ensure that all portions of the application are completed and all letters are received, and the application is submitted before the deadline.
May one of the letters of recommendation be from my mentor?
Letters of recommendation should come from those other than your mentor.