Funding Opportunities
Professors Program
Deadline: July 16, 2013
Sponsor: HHMI
Institute Contact: Gail Spatt, 404.385.8334 or spatt@gatech.edu
Sponsor Website: http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/professors.html
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has announced that they will resume their Professors Program in 2014. This prestigious program focuses on science education and "aims to empower research scientists who can convey the excitement and values of scientific research to undergraduate students." As an eligible institution, Georgia Tech has no restrictions on the number of applications we may submit.
To be eligible for the five-year, $1 million grants, candidates must:
To be eligible for the five-year, $1 million grants, candidates must:
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Be full-time, tenured faculty
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Have had a full-time appointment in their home departments for at least 3 consecutive years
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Teach undergraduates
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Be a principal investigator on a national peer-reviewed research award of at least three years duration
The full announcement, including details on the application process, further eligibility requirements, and specifics of the program, is available at http://www.hhmi.org/grants/pdf/2014-hhmi-professors.pdf. The deadline to establish eligibility is June 4, 2013 and the deadline for applications is July 16, 2013.
Interested candidates should begin by consulting their department financial managers and should then work with Pamela Ware in OSP (404-894-6946; pamela.ware@osp.gatech.edu) to submit their paperwork. Please direct any general questions about the program to Gail Spatt, Program Manager in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (404-385-8334; spatt@gatech.edu).
Interested candidates should begin by consulting their department financial managers and should then work with Pamela Ware in OSP (404-894-6946; pamela.ware@osp.gatech.edu) to submit their paperwork. Please direct any general questions about the program to Gail Spatt, Program Manager in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (404-385-8334; spatt@gatech.edu).