Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award

Eligibility:
Open to quantitative scientists with an interest in the intersection between computational biology, data science and cancer research. Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO. The applicant must include a copy of their diploma to confirm date of conferral. (If an applicant has not yet received their PhD diploma but has successfully completed all PhD requirements, including PhD defense, they may submit a letter from the graduate school explicitly stating such, with the date of the successful PhD defense and date of degree conferral.) Applicants require two committed Mentors, one from the field of computational science (“dry lab”) and one from the area of cancer biology (“wet lab”).

Level 1: Basic and physician-scientists must have received their degrees no more than five years prior to the application deadline date and may apply at any time prior to their initial assistant professorship appointment (or equivalent). Applicants must not have been in their Mentors' labs for more than 18 months prior to the application deadline date and are expected to devote 100% of their time to Damon Runyon-supported research activities. No other postdoctoral fellowships can be held concurrently. Candidates holding or awarded NIH K awards at the time of application are not eligible to apply.

Level 2: Physician-scientist applicants (MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO or the equivalent) must have completed their residencies and clinical training, must be board eligible in the United States at the start date of the Damon Runyon Fellowship, and be able to devote at least 80% of their time to Damon Runyon-supported research activities. Applicants may not have had more than five years of postdoctoral laboratory research experience and may apply at any time prior to their initial assistant professorship appointment (or equivalent); postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and clinical instructors are eligible to apply. No other postdoctoral fellowships can be held concurrently. Candidates holding or awarded NIH K awards at the time of application are not eligible to apply. Candidates holding institutional K12 awards may apply but must turn-back K12 funding if they are awarded a Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship.

Candidates working in a structured postdoctoral research program at a for-profit institution may apply. If awarded, the for-profit institution will pay the Fellow's salary directly.

Candidates applying to work in foreign-based or United States government laboratories may be awarded a fellowship if the program represents an unusual opportunity for postdoctoral training.

Foreign candidates may apply to do their research only in the United States.

Eligibility update: Applicants must not have been in their Mentors’ labs for more than 18 months prior to the application deadline date.

Application must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on December 1, 2020. Application instructions and relevant forms will be available on the site.

No hard copies or emailed applications will be accepted.

Timeline:
- Application due on or before: December 1, 2020
- Degree conferred between*: December 1, 2015 - December 1, 2020
- Joined Mentor's Lab on or after: June 1, 2019
- Selection meeting date: February 26, 2021
- Award begins first day of: April, May, or June 2021

Application Guidelines:
https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/quantitative/forms

FAQs:
https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/faq