Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program 2020-21

Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites applications for Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program 2020-21 from science researchers and physician-scientists in the biomedical and life science disciplines. This fellowship aims to award funds for advanced research in the field of biomedical and life science. Selected fellows will receive annual support of USD 70,000 salary for the initial year and a USD 20,000 expense allowance for a maximum of four years.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute is offering this fellowship.

To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Be from any gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds especially women of any ethnic or racial group as well as any individual identifying as Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, or American Indian / Alaska Native
• Be a basic science researcher and physician-scientist in the biomedical and life science disciplines
• Hold a PhD and/or MD (or equivalent) from a research institution in the U.S., which must be conferred by the start of the grant term
• Have been accepted to join a laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher at a research institution located in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) at the time of the application due date
• Have no more than 16 months of postdoctoral research experience

Postdoctoral Training Phase

• Annual support of a USD 70,000 salary for the initial year 
• USD 20,000 expense allowance, paid through a non-renewable grant to the training institution for a maximum of 4 years

Faculty Phase

• USD 250,000 in research funding and 
• USD 20,000 expense allowance per year, paid through a non-renewable grant to the institution for a maximum of 4 years

Follow the steps below to apply for the scholarship:

Step 1: Click on the link and register. 
Step 2: Make login and fill in the required details.
Step 3: Upload the required documents. 
Step 4: Submit the application. 

• A list of publications with statements of significance
• An evaluative statement provided by the applicant’s research training mentor
• A statement of support with a training plan provided by the postdoctoral training mentor
• A curriculum vitae and list of prior trainees provided by the postdoctoral training mentor
• One additional letter of reference

Selection will be based on the details and documents submitted by the candidates.

Application deadline: 16th February 2021

• The postdoctoral training mentor must hold a tenured or tenure-track position (or equivalent) at an institution in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico).
• For the purposes of this award, research activities during residency or clinical fellowship are not considered postdoctoral training.
• The date or anticipated date of conferral of the doctoral degree must be on or after September 1, 2018, and before January 19, 2021.
• U.S. citizens must have a degree from a research institution in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) or an international research institution.
• Non-U.S. citizens and applicants with other nationalities must have a degree from a research institution in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico)