New Scholars Program in Global Infectious Disease for 2005

Sponsor: The Ellison Medical Foundation

Award: New Scholars Program in Global Infectious Disease for 2005

Amount/Duration: $50,000 annually for four years

Number of Projects Awarded: Ten

Deadline: March 2, 2005

Description: Support to new, independent investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biomedical research or clinical sciences relevant to understanding global infectious disease.

Eligibility: Nominees must hold full time appointments and must not have been in such at appointment at the sponsoring institution or other institution(s) for more than three years as of July 15, 2005.

Additional Information: www.ellisonfoundation.org

Nomination Process: The university may nominate one candidate. Nominations (by other faculty members) or preliminary proposals by new scholars themselves should be 1-2 pages in length and describe why the nominee deserves the award and what research will be performed during the award period. A curriculum vitae should also be included. If there are multiple applicants/nominations, a committee of faculty members will select the finalist to represent the University. Nominating materials should be sent via e-mail to Mark Paller (palle001@umn.edu), Assistant Vice President for Research, AHC, before Jan. 10, 2005.