Deadline:

Mar 12, 2009 - Closed

Program Area:

Building Human Capital

Purpose:

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program was established to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine and who will encourage and foster the development of succeeding classes of such physicians. Four-year postdoctoral research awards are offered to physicians from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine and to serving as role models for students and faculty of similar background. The program defines the term "historically disadvantaged" to mean the challenges facing individuals because of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or similar factors.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals


• Overview (PDF)

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

To be eligible to submit a brief proposal, applicants must be physicians who:

• are from historically disadvantaged backgrounds (ethnic, financial or educational);
• are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories at the time of application; and
• are now completing or have completed their formal clinical training. (Preference will be given to physicians who have recently completed their formal clinical training.)

Finalists will be selected from among those submitting brief proposals and requested to submit a full proposal. Full proposals must be submitted by a university, school of medicine or research institution that is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with which the prospective scholar will be affiliated during the term of the fellowship.

Successful scholars must demonstrate that they:

• have excelled in their education;
• are prepared to devote four consecutive years to research;
• are committed to: 1) pursuing academic careers; 2) serving as role models for students and faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds; 3) improving the health status of the underserved; and/or 4) decreasing health disparities.

Key Dates:

• March 12, 2009 (8 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of applications submitted online.
• March 13, 2009—Deadline for postmark of supporting documents.
• July 2009—Applicant interviews with national advisory committee members.
• December 2009—Notification of awards.

Total Award:

• Up to 12 four-year awards will be funded in this grant cycle.
• Scholars will receive an annual stipend of up to $75,000 each, complemented by a $30,000 annual grant toward support of research activities.

Contact:

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
amfdp@indiana.edu
Office: (317) 278-0500
http://www.amfdp.org

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office


• View Program FAQs


• Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (Formerly the Minority Medical Faculty Development Program) (Grant Results Reports)