Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
Selection Process
BWF is not accepting applications for this program during the 2009-2010 cycle. Deadline information for future cycles will be announced on this website.
The Interfaces Advisory Committee will review all applications, interview finalists, and make recommendations for awards to the BWF’s board of directors. Selection will be based on:
- Depth and rigor of training in a scientific discipline other than biology.
- Importance of biological questions identified in the proposal, and innovation in the approaches chosen to answer them. Candidates should present clear evidence of already beginning to tackle a biological problem.
- Interdisciplinary nature of research plan, the degree to which non-biological methods are integrated, and the degree to which the proposed work will open new fields of inquiry.
- Potential of candidate to establish a successful independent research career, evidenced by productivity during the postdoctoral period prior to application.
- Potential of candidate to establish a successful independent research career.
- Quality of proposed collaborations.
The awards will begin in January 2009.
Candidates not selected may be renominated in the next award cycle, provided they still meet the eligibility requirements. BWF does not provide critiques of unfunded proposals.