The Graduate School

Searle Scholars Program 2008 Competition

M E M O R A N D U M

Deadlines: Notification of intent to nominate a candidate is due Wednesday, July 25, 2007; Application for internal competition is due Wednesday, August 1, 2007; Application is due at Searle Friday, September 28, 2007.

The University of Wisconsin has been invited to submit two applications for the 2008 Searle Scholars Program. The Searle Scholar Awards are normally $240,000 ($80,000 per year for three years).

Awards are intended to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty who are expected to make innovative and high-impact contributions in the areas of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, or related areas in chemistry, medicine, or the biological sciences.

Candidates should have begun their first tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2006 and therefore be in their first or second year.

Departments considering nominating candidates should refer to information available on the Searle Scholars Program web site (http://www.searlescholars.net). To access the application, click on the Apply link. When you click on the Application Materials link, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password. The user name and password (both case sensitive) are:

Username: SSP2008
Password:  BRDunn

For information about nominating a faculty member for the Searle Scholars Award, see the Graduate School website, Institutional Nominations and Internal Competitions: Procedures for Nominating and Selecting Fellowship Applicants for Programs with Limited Submissions.

If you have any questions about this procedure, contact Jane Sherwood (263-7274) or Petra Schroeder (265-4868) or email gsgrants@bascom.wisc.edu.