HITCHINGS-ELION POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR U.S. SCIENTISTS 

PA:  PA-92-30

 

P.T. 22, 48, K.W. 0720005, 040400





Keywords:

 

Fogarty International Center

 

Application Receipt Dates:  January 10, May 10, and September 10 of

each year

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of these fellowships is to promote scientific collaboration

between British and American scientists for the conduct of biomedical

and behavioral research.  The Hitchings-Elion Fellowships will support

two years of collaborative research by a U.S. scientist at a sponsor's

laboratory in the United Kingdom and a third year at a sponsor's

laboratory in the United States.

 

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

 

The Hitchings-Elion Fellowships, named after the 1988 Nobel Laureates

in Physiology and Medicine, provide support to U.S. scientists, early

in their career, for the conduct of collaborative research in the

United Kingdom.  The program, which is a collaboration between The

Wellcome Trust, The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Fogarty

International Center (FIC), National Institutes of Health, provides

fellowship support for three years:  two years in the United Kingdom

and a third in a laboratory in the United States.  The types of

activity supported by these programs include collaboration in basic or

clinical research and familiarization with or utilization of special

techniques and equipment not otherwise available to the applicant.  The

programs do not provide support for activities that have as the

principal purpose brief observational visits, attendance at scientific

meetings, or independent study.  Research directly related to cancer is

supported by other mechanisms in the United Kingdom and, therefore, is

not eligible for support by this fellowship.

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident, hold

a doctorate level degree in one of the medical or veterinary clinical,

behavioral, or biomedical sciences, and be within ten years of the last

doctoral degree.

 

ELIGIBLE COSTS

 

The Wellcome Trust will provide an annual stipend allowance with a base

rate beginning at 13,661 pounds, that increases with years of

experience to a maximum of 20,868 pounds, an additional yearly

allowance depending on location in the United Kingdom, a special

allowance for those working in London, research expenses (5,000 pounds

per annum) while in the United Kingdom, round trip economy class air

fare expenses for the fellow and up to three dependents, and a stipend

for one year upon return to the United States at a level comparable,

but not necessarily equivalent, to that received in the United Kingdom.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund will provide $7,500 per annum for research

expenses in the United States.  For U.S. government employees, the

third year of support will not be available in the United States.

Indirect costs will not be provided in either the United Kingdom or the

United States.

 

REVIEW PROCEDURE AND CRITERIA

 

The administration of the program will be integrated into the

administration of other Fogarty International Center fellowship

activities and the application receipt processes of the Division of

Research Grants, NIH.  The initial review of applications will be

conducted by a special FIC study section.  Application kits and

information may be obtained from the Fogarty International Center at

the address listed below.  In addition to biographical data,

references, and letters of invitation from the United Kingdom and U.S.

sponsors, a description of the proposed activities in the United

Kingdom and the U.S. and the benefit expected of the experiences will

be required.  While it is the applicant's responsibility to arrange for

his or her research program with the United Kingdom and U.S. sponsors,

it may be done directly or through correspondence by a senior U.S.

scientist.  In the United Kingdom, host institutions may include

universities or government laboratories.

 

AWARD CRITERIA

 

Funding decisions will be made on the basis of the quality of the

application as determined by peer review.  Final decisions on awards

will be made and announced by The Wellcome Trust.

 

METHOD OF APPLYING

 

Applications must be sent to the Division of Research Grants, NIH, to

meet receipt dates of January 10, May 10 and September 10 each year.

Special application forms must be used and are available, along with

detailed instructions, from:

 

International Research and Awards Branch

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

Building 31, Room B2C39

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-1653

FAX:  (301) 402-0779

 

INQUIRIES

 

Questions concerning the application, review and award process may be

referred to:

 

Dr. David Wolff

Chief, International Research and Awards Branch

Fogarty International Center

Building 31, Room B2C21

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-1653

FAX:  (301) 402-0779

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