External Deadline: March 2024 Internal Deadline: January 17, 2024 (Deadline Extended)
Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for the Revson Program, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than January 17, 2024, at 11:59 PM.
Budget: The fellowship is generously funded, providing an annual stipend of 125% of the current NIH level, and fringe benefits (determined by the sponsoring institution), plus operational support of $10,000 and a travel and conference fund of up to $3,500.
Number of Applications: 2 applications from WCM (not including Ithaca)
Program Description:
The Charles H. Revson Foundation aims to support NYC’s most promising post-doctoral researchers in biomedical science. This two- year fellowship program is designed to meet two pressing concerns: the need for additional sources of support for the third and fourth years of post-doctoral work, and the improvement and strengthening of science and scientific research in New York City.
Each candidate must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a Sponsor – a scientist (tenured, tenure-track, or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow. The Sponsor should be actively engaged in the planning, execution, and supervision of the proposed research and should encourage the Fellow to report the results of the research in scientific journals and meetings.
Fellows may be engaged in experimental basic research in any area of biomedical science. Up to eight fellowships will be awarded each year, determined by the quality of applications as judged by a panel of expert reviewers.
Only candidates who have already spent two years engaged in postdoctoral research at one of the participating NYC universities, hospitals, or research institutions (listed below) are eligible. Candidates must be continuing at the institution where they have already been conducting research for two years.
*Please note that upon accepting the award, the Fellow agrees to not take part in any other fellowship program during the course of the Charles H. Revson Senior Fellowship in Biomedical Science.
Review Criteria (not explicitly stated; information below is based on program description)
- Soundness of proposed methodology and research design
- Novelty of proposed research
- Impact of the proposed research to the field
- Investigator’s track record, including relevance of his/her own background and previous work (as well as the background and previous work of the sponsor)
See the Foundation website for details.
Eligibility
The program is open to outstanding researchers entering their third or fourth year of postdoctoral training at: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Columbia University; Columbia University Medical Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York University; New York University Grossman School of Medicine; Princeton University; The Rockefeller University; Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Yale University; and Yale School of Medicine.
To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: M.D., Ph.D.
- Already completed at least two years in a laboratory doing postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research. Candidates must have entered his or her period of postdoctoral training between June 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022.
- Candidates with more than 1 postdocs will be reviewed on individual basis.
- Working under the guidance of a Mentor – a scientist (tenured, tenure-track, or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow. The Mentor should be actively engaged in the planning, execution, and supervision of the proposed research and should encourage the Fellow to report the results of the research in scientific journals and meetings.
- Is a U.S. citizen or legal resident (permanent resident status not necessary) in the United States. Foreign applicants are required to obtain appropriate visa documentation, as required by U.S. Immigration, valid for the course of the fellowship.
Application Requirements
WCM is limited to submitting 2 nominees. Due to this limitation an internal selection process will be coordinated. Chairpersons/Institute Directors/Division Heads may submit no more than two nominations from their department/division.
Note: Chairs/Division Heads submitting more than one nomination must comment on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two nominees. Send the candidates' comparison summary by email to researchdean@med.cornell.edu by the internal deadline indicated above.
Internal proposals must include the following:
Research proposal format: 1.5 spaced in 12-point type.
- Letter of nomination co-signed by the Department Chair/Division Head and candidate's Mentor detailing why the candidate should be considered (1-2 pages);
- Description of the candidate’s proposed research (1-2 pages). References can be separate. In the research proposal, the candidate should:
- Provide a summary of the research proposed, including information on work done to date.
- State specific research objectives.
- Describe concisely the method of approach for the proposed research.
- Explain the significance of the proposed research to the field.
- Demonstrate the relevance of their own background and previous work (as well as the background and previous work of the sponsor).
- Candidate’s Biosketch
Submit the items listed above here no later than January 17, 2024, at 11:59 PM in the order listed as one PDF document using the naming convention PI last name-first initial_Revson2024.pdf (see example below).
Example: Smith-J_Revson2024.pdf
Past Recipients
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there any indirect costs?
There are no indirect costs.
Is it possible to have two mentors?
Revson Fellowship allows a mentor (required) and a co-mentor (optional).
WHAT IF I HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN ONE POSTDOC OR SWITCHED LABS/RESEARCH PROJECTS?
Eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the selection committee.
- Basic Science
- Postdoc/Residents/Fellows
- Underrepresented Groups
- Women