Funding

Travel Grants

Stony Brook Postdoc Travel Awards

The Postdoc Travel Award reimburses travel costs associated with national or international scientific or professional conferences or meetings, up to a maximum of $2,000. Funds are awarded based on the significance of the conference to the Postdoc’s career and require that the Postdoc present results at the event that were obtained during their Postdoc position while at SBU. Funds must be used for travel expenses that cannot be supported by departmental resources, the PI’s budget, or other sources of support, and the Postdoc’s PI must verify by signature that the PI and the department are unable to provide funding for the travel requested. Funds are awarded based on the application and budget submitted. Travel funds will be administered by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, are subject to the availability of funds and are usually limited to 2 per specific conference per year. You MUST apply for the Travel Award at least one full month before travel takes place. The Travel Award cannot be granted for travel that has already been completed.

A Postdoc may receive one award during his/her employment at SBU. Applicants must be employed in the title of Postdoc Associate, Sr. Postdoc Associate or Postdoc Fellow in order to be eligible. If the Postdoc is employed under another title, the PI must submit certification on the application form that the applicant is considered a Postdoc.

For complete instructions and an application form, please download the form here.

 

Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund invites applications for its Collaborative Research Travel Grants program to support travel by researchers to a laboratory to acquire a new research technique, to facilitate a collaboration, or to attend a laboratory/lecture course. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or be studying for a Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics or engineering and be interested in investigating research opportunities in the biological sciences. Biologists interested in working with physical scientists, mathematicians, engineers, chemists, statisticians or computer scientists also are eligible to apply. Multiple awards of up to $15,000 are anticipated. Eligibility is restricted to individuals at institutions of higher education. Deadline: December 1. More information is available at: http://www.bwfund.org/pages/481/Collaborative-Research-Travel-Grants/.

 

NPA annual meeting

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) offers travel awards for postdoctoral scholars to attend their Annual Meetings, which take place every year in March. The awards cover registration, lodging, and travel expenses, up to the limit of the award. Award amounts will vary, but the maximum amount awarded will be $1,000. Awards are competitively allocated and limited to one per institution. The number of awards granted will depend on the estimated cost of each application, matching funds available, and the amount of funds raised by the NPA.

Deadline for Submission: Mid December

 

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Awards

NYAS Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

The New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists acknowledge and celebrate the excellence of the most noteworthy young scientists and engineers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The Awards recognize highly innovative, impactful, and interdisciplinary accomplishments in the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering with unrestricted financial prizes for both finalists and awardees. Please note all submissions for Postdocs must be sent through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. See Blavatnik Awards for more information.

**Submission period December 1-January 31, 2013**

 

Ewing Marion Kauffman Outstanding & Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) have announced the call for nominations for the 2012 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur and Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur awards, which recognize exceptional former and current postdocs who are working to commercialize research.  The awards will be presented at the NPA annual meeting, March 16-18, 2012, to be held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco.

The Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur will receive a $10,000 honorarium and a travel stipend. The Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award will receive a $2,500 honorarium and a travel stipend.

Applications will be accepted from October 24, 2011, through December 12, 2011. Finalists will be notified by December 31, 2011, and the winners will be notified by January 16, 2012.

Eligibility for the Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award

To be eligible for the award, the entrepreneur must:
- Hold a Ph.D. in a field of science.
- Have completed postdoctoral training in the United States.
- Be the founder or co-founder of a private or public company (or companies) that is commercializing or has commercialized the intellectual property of the nominee or other intellectual property in which the nominee has been significantly involved ; AND is incorporated and located in the United States; AND has been established for a minimum of three (3) years.

Please note: Kauffman Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible to apply.

Download the application instructions: 2012 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award Application Instructions.

All application materials will be kept confidential and viewed only by the judges.

Eligibility for the Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award

To be eligible for nomination, the entrepreneur must:
- Hold a Ph.D. in a field of science.
- Hold a postdoctoral position in the United States or have completed postdoctoral training in the United States.
- Be a member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). Follow this link for more information. 
- Be actively seeking to commercialize his/her intellectual property or working as a founding partner to commercialize others' intellectual property.

Please note: Kauffman Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible to apply.

Download the application instructions: 2012 Kauffman Foundation Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award Application Instructions.

All application materials will be kept confidential and viewed only by the judges.

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