Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research 2023/2024 – Applications are invited from all interested persons to study in the institution. See below for all you need to know; the requirement, application window, and how to apply.
Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship 2023 is a fully funded postdoctoral scholarship for international students. This scholarship covers financial aid amounting to US$60,000 per year.
The Helen Hay Whitney fellowship competition is intense. Please notice that the Foundation is unable to criticize ineffective proposals due to the quantity of requests received.
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Scholarship Description
- Level of Study: Postdoctoral
- Institution(s): Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
- Study in: United States
- Course Offered: Biomedical Sciences
- Program Period: 3 years
- Deadline: June 15, 2022, 5:00pm EST.
Scholarship Coverage
Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships provides the recipient with the following benefits:
- The Foundation provides funds for travel to the fellowship location at the time of activation of the fellowship for the Fellow and his or her family.
- The Foundation also covers travel expenses incurred for the two-day Annual Fellows Meetings held in November.
- There is a Dependent Child Allowance of $1,500 per annum for each child.
- The current stipend and expense allowance is:
Stipend Research Allowance 1st year $54,000 $1,500 2nd year $57,000 $1,500 3rd year $60,000 $1,500
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Eligibility Criteria for Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships
To qualify for Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:
- Required Language: English
- Eligible Countries: All World Countries.
Note: In case you are a foreign national (including from conflict areas) you must have a local residency status and authorization to work in the country of the fellowship to which you are applying.
- Candidates who hold, or are in the final stages of obtaining a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research.
- Candidates who have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline for submitting the application, and who have received a PhD (or D.Phil. or equivalent) degree no more than two years before the deadline, or an M.D. degree no more than three years before the deadline.
- The Foundation will not ordinarily consider applicants who plan tenure of the fellowship in the laboratory in which they have already received extensive predoctoral or postdoctoral training. The aim of the fellowship is to broaden postdoctoral training and experience, and a significant change of venue is advisable.
- Foreign Students will need to obtain appropriate visa documentation, as required by US Immigration.
- Clinical house-staff training does not count as “postdoctoral laboratory training.”.
- The fellowships are for early postdoctoral training only.
- This meeting is an important component of the Fellowship Program because of the opportunity it provides the Fellows for scientific interchange and exposure to biomedical fields other than their own.
How to Apply for Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships?
Please visit official website link given at the end. However, here are important instructions to avail Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research:
- Read the instructions carefully before attempting to complete the online application submission from here.
- Download form Application Items 1-6. Upon its completion, upload it along with the other requested items.
IMPORTANT: The uploading of the zipped file should be done immediately following the submission of the 2-page application cover (it should NOT be uploaded at a later time or date).
- Complete the application form here.
Website
To know more about Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research, please visit official website: