Helen Hay Whitney Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation was established and endowed by Mrs. Charles S. Payson, the former Joan Whitney, in 1947, and named in honor of her mother, Helen Hay Whitney. Originally established to stimulate and support research in the area of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, the Foundation later expanded its interests to include diseases of connective tissue and, ultimately, all basic biomedical sciences.
To attain its ultimate goal of increasing the number of imaginative, well-trained, and dedicated medical scientists, the Foundation grants financial support of a three-year duration to young men and women planning careers in biological or medical research. Under this program, approximately 24 three-year research fellowships are awarded annually, resulting in a total of 72 outstanding fellowships. Since its inception the Foundation has awarded over 1,100 research fellowships.
3 years
- Stipend: $54,000 in year 1, $57,000 in year 2, $60,000 in year 3.
- $1,500 annual research allowance.
- $1,500 annual dependent child allowance per child.
Applicants:
- Must hold, or be in the final stages of obtaining a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree.
- May have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline.
- May have received a PhD (or D.Phil. or equivalent) no more than two years before the deadline, or an M.D. degree no more than three years before the deadline.
- Who are US citizens must plan to work in laboratories either in the US, Canada, or abroad.
- Who are foreign citizens must work in laboratories in the US and must obtain the appropriate visas.
- Will not ordinarily be considered for a fellowship in the laboratory in which they have already received extensive predoctoral or postdoctoral training. The aim of the fellowship is to broaden postdoctoral training and experience.
- Clinical house-staff training does not count as “postdoctoral laboratory training.”
- Training must be obtained in an academic setting, not a commercial or industrial laboratory.
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Contact
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Tel: 845-639-6799
Email: [email protected]