Deadline: August 17, 2022.
Pew Charitable Trusts Latin American Fellowship Program 2023 Now Open
The call for applications for Pew Charitable Trusts Latin American Fellowship Program 2023 is now open. The Pew Latin American Fellows Program in Biomedical Sciences offers postdoctoral studies at top research institutes in the United States for Latin American scientists. The Pew Charitable Trusts has funded over 250 excellent young researchers through the program, fostering scientific networks across borders.
Fellows who complete the two-year program and return to Latin America to establish their own labs get additional funding. About 7 in 10 of the program’s participants have taken advantage of this incentive and are conducting work on regional and global health challenges across Latin America.
How does the fellowship function
- Each year, Pew awards funds to ten of Latin America’s brightest biomedical researchers for two years of postdoctoral training in the United States, with a $30,000 annual salary stipend.
- The fellow’s U.S. lab must commit to providing two years of medical benefits and supplemental compensation in order to meet the salary guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health for postdoctoral positions.
- The maximum duration of Pew’s salary stipend is 24 months; however, if the sponsoring lab is willing and able to provide salary and benefits beyond two years, Pew may extend the fellowship period to a maximum of 60 months.
- Participants who return to Latin America and open their own labs will get an additional $70,000 from Pew to help with the cost of equipment and supplies. A fellow must have a confirmed post and lab space in Latin America at the end of his or her fellowship tenure to be eligible for this reward.
- Fellows can also share ideas and interact with a community of approximately 1,000 biomedical researchers who have benefited from Pew’s assistance since 1985. Fellows meet peers from a variety of scientific areas and develop professional networks to assist drive their careers through yearly meetings and other events.
Eligibility
To be considered for the 2023 class, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Obtain a Ph.D. and/or M.D. by February 2023, but not before June 6, 2017.
Not have started postdoctoral training in the U.S. prior to Jan. 1, 2022. - Confirm a postdoctoral position in the lab of an established principal investigator (sponsor) in advance of applying; the sponsor’s letter of support is required for the application. A sponsor may not be the same person who advised or mentored the applicant during completion of his or her Ph.D. work.
- Submit a written statement of intent to further their research career in Latin America after the fellowship.
Preference is given to applicants who received their undergraduate and graduate degrees from institutions in Latin America. Applicants may have obtained their degrees from institutions outside of Latin America, but preferably not in the U.S.
Procedure for selecting – Pew Charitable Trusts Latin American Fellowship Program 2023
- Interested candidates should find a postdoctoral position in the lab of a principal investigator (sponsor) in the U.S. prior to starting the application. More on this topic below.
- On June 6, 2022, the application period will open. Interested candidates should email the program office at [email protected] to request access to the online application.
- On August 17, 2022, the application period will close.
- Applications are first reviewed by regional committees of former Pew Latin American fellows. Selected applicants will be invited for interviews by the regional committee (in person or by video conference), then may move on for review by the program’s national advisory committee.
- Based on the national advisory committee’s recommendations, Pew will select 10 fellows for the 2023 class. Applicants will be notified of the outcome in April 2023, and grants to fellows’ sponsor institutions will be issued by August 2023.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should email the program office at [email protected] for access to the online application.
Materials required include:
- Candidate’s curriculum vitae (CV)
- Statements on intent to further research career in Latin America and most significant scientific contribution
- Research proposal
- Three letters of reference from individuals familiar with the applicant’s work
- Sponsor letter of commitment, and sponsor’s CV
