Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research - American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)

Deadline Date: 
May, 2017

The goal of amfAR's Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research is to:

  • Facilitate the exceptional postdoctoral researcher's transition to an independent career in HIV/AIDS research within an academic institution or nonprofit organization
  • Support two years of postdoctoral basic biomedical research (phase I)
  • Provide the possibility of one additional year of research funding during the first year of an independent research position (phase II)

Applicant Eligibility and Qualifications

Applicants must:

  • Hold a research or clinical doctorate completed between three and six years prior to April 14, 2017*
  • Be affiliated with a nonprofit research institution anywhere in the world
  • Be mentored by an experienced investigator at the same institution who: (a) is qualified to oversee the proposed research; (b) has successfully supervised postdoctoral fellows; and (c) is at the associate professor level or higher.
  • Be positioned to secure an independent research position no later than March 2020
  • Be the first author on significant publications in leading peer-reviewed journals
  • Have made oral and poster presentations at major scientific conferences and meetings
  • Propose a line of research that indicates the applicant is ready to become intellectually independent of the mentor

For more information, please visit: http://www.amfar.org/Krim-5-11-17/?tr=y&auid=17292547