{"id":5180,"date":"2021-06-23T11:24:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=5180"},"modified":"2021-06-23T11:24:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:24:03","slug":"limited-submission-internal-deadline-the-searle-scholars-program","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/limited-submission-internal-deadline-the-searle-scholars-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited Submission Internal Deadline: The Searle Scholars Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Searle Scholars Program<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday, July 26, 2021<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Please distribute to relevant faculty*<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Key Dates<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNC Internal Deadline: <\/strong>11:59PM, Monday, July 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foundation Deadline: <\/strong>September 30, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Important Information<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Applications per Institution: <\/strong>Two<\/p>\n<p>Award Information<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grants are set at $300,000 for a three-year period with $100,000 payable in the first year and equal sums payable in the second and third years and are subject to the receipt of acceptable progress reports. Generally, fifteen new awards are granted annually and are activated on July 1 of the year of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>To Apply<\/p>\n<p>Submit the following via <a href=\"https:\/\/ramses2.research.unc.edu\/internal_competitions\">LAMSeS<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a011:59PM, Monday, July 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A letter of nomination\u202f<\/strong>from a department chair, school dean (if there are no departments within a school), or center\/institute director (<strong>maximum 2 pages)<\/strong>, addressing:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>What is innovative\u202fand high-risk about the applicant\u2019s research?<\/li>\n<li>What is significant\/impactful about the applicant\u2019s published\/yet-to-be published work?<\/li>\n<li>Are there specialized\u00a0facilities and resources available to the applicant and their lab?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>A\u202fsummary for the research proposed\u202f(2\u00a0pages)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The program <\/strong>calls for strong proposals that incorporate creative, innovative approaches that contribute to\u00a0biomedical science in their areas of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Separate page(s)\u00a0can be included for references, if applicable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Curriculum vitae with a full list of publications and\u202fa\u202flist of current and pending funding.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Names\u202f(alongside contact information)\u00a0of three\u202fexperts,\u202finternal to UNC,\u202fwho could speak knowledgeably about your research as part of an internal review panel,\u202f<\/strong>in the event of an internal review:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Please do not include the names of faculty named on the project, chairs, deans, directors, direct reports or others who have a conflict of interest.<\/li>\n<li>Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the\u202fapplication\u202fto ORD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>The\u202fnames and titles of\u00a0five\u00a0potential letter of recommendation writers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>The list must include\u00a0at least two\u00a0external\u00a0individuals\u00a0who\u00a0are\u00a0familiar with the nominee\u2019s work. For each, include a two to three sentence overview of their area of expertise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eligibility<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2020. The appointment must be their first tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at an invited institution.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Institutions which do not have tenure-track appointments should consult with the Scientific Director of the Program regarding eligibility of selected applicants PRIOR to nominating such individuals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Searle Scholars Program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components. Potential applicants who are unsure if their research is appropriate for our Program are encouraged to examine the research interests of present and former Searle Scholars on this website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Applicants who were nominated for awards in the previous competition year but were not awarded may still meet the eligibility criteria for the current competition. Institutions should consult with the Scientific Director of the Program regarding renomination of such individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Program Description<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Searle Scholars Program Scientific Advisory Board is primarily interested in the potential of applicants to make innovative and high-impact contributions to research over an extended period of time.\u00a0 Applicants for the 2022 competition (awards which will be activated on July 1, 2022) are expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. The purpose of this program is to support research of outstanding faculty who have recently begun their appointment at the assistant professor level.<\/p>\n<p>Internal Review Criteria<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Internal Review criteria will reflect the Searle Foundation\u2019s general criteria that is stated within this internal solicitation.<\/p>\n<p>Additional Information\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNC Recipients: <strong>Wesley\u00a0Legant<\/strong>\u00a0(2019) (Biomedical Engineering\/Pharmacology);<br \/>\n<strong>Rob McGinty<\/strong>\u00a0(2017) (Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chemical Biology, and Medicinal Chemistry);<br \/>\n<strong>Mark Zylka<\/strong>\u00a0(2007) (Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center);<br \/>\n<strong>Brian Kuhlman<\/strong>\u00a0(2004) (Biochemistry and Biophysics)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FAQs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/competition\/faqs\">https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/competition\/faqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Past Recipients: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/scholarships\/latest\">https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/scholarships\/latest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review Committee: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/advisory-board\">https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/advisory-board<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Searle\u00a0Scholars\u00a0Website:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/competition\/\">https:\/\/www.searlescholars.net\/competition\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please contact the Limited Submissions Team with questions at <a href=\"mailto:Limited_Submission@unc.edu\">Limited_Submission@unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Limited Submissions Team<\/p>\n<p>Office of Research Development<\/p>\n<p>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals\u00a0 The Searle Scholars Program\u00a0 UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday, July 26, 2021\u00a0 \u00a0 *Please distribute to relevant faculty*\u00a0 Key Dates UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday, July 26, 2021 Foundation Deadline: September 30, 2021 Important Information Number of Applications per Institution: Two Award Information\u00a0 Grants are set at $300,000 for &hellip; 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