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Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry: C & H Dreyfus Foundation

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation encourages to further the development of scientific leadership in the area of environmental chemistry with a postdoctoral fellowship program. The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry offers a principal investigator with an award of $120,000 over two years to assign a Postdoctoral Fellow in environmental chemistry.

Eligibility

1. The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry is open to all academic and other not-for-profit organizations in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America.
2. Applications are accepted from principal investigators who have well established research experience in environmental science or engineering.
3. These research undertakings need not be located in traditional departments in chemical sciences, and collaboration within departments and institutions is encouraged.
4. The selected fellow is usually not already identified nor working in the principal investigator’s lab at the time of application.

Research Areas of Interest

Applications most possible to be of interest should explain innovative fundamental research in the chemical sciences or engineering related to the environment. The importance of the research should be elucidated.

Selection

Applications come from the principal investigator. Recommendations for awards are established on numerous factors: evaluation of the proposed research, the arrangements for the interdisciplinary educational broadening of the Fellow, and an assessment of the ability to both attract the best young Ph.D. candidates and subsequently place them in high level independent starting positions.

Budget

The Program provides a $120,000 award, payable in two $60,000 installments. Funds are usually consumed over a period of two years after the appointment of Fellow. Charges associated with indirect costs or institution overhead charges are not allowed. Of the total annual award amount, the stipend of Fellow is no less than $48,000. Fringe benefits of Fellow taken from this award may not exceed $12,000 annually.

How to Apply

All application documents must be received at the Foundation office by the deadline. Applications recommended for approval are presented to the Foundation’s Board of Directors in time for award announcements by early November.

Required Information

Application package. The application should be formatted on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, using 12-point font size. Compile it as:

1. The online application form
2. A research proposal (max. four pages, including references)
3. A CV (max. five pages) includes ten or fewer relevant publications
4. A one-page description of educational opportunities and experience in environmental science.

Send all above materials as a PDF to: programs@dreyfus.org.

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