Program Components
Candidates must meet the following baseline requirements at the time of application:
Required Application Materials
Please ensure your digital application packet contains the following components:
Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
An up-to-date document highlighting recent publications, awards, and tracking of active/past external funding.
Brief Research Narrative
A concise overview articulating your core research trajectory, future program goals, and scientific objectives.
Candidate Statement of Fit
An explanation outlining why you believe you are a strong candidate for this leadership track and how it aligns with your professional timing.
Chair or Dean Reference Entry
Provide the name and email of your Chair (or Dean). The system will automatically trigger a brief confirmation request via Qualtrics to gather their evaluation and endorsement.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be competitively evaluated by the review committee based on the following benchmarks:
- Broad Research Vision: A clearly articulated research agenda that expands beyond a singular, isolated line of inquiry into programmatic, multi-investigator scales.
- Funding Capacity: Demonstrated capability or highly visible potential to continually capture external financial support for multi-disciplinary initiatives.
- Collaborative Mindset: Concrete evidence of cross-disciplinary teamwork, team-science paradigms, or the potential to connect disparate research units.
- Strong Endorsements: Affirmative confirmation and compelling justification from the candidate's Chair or Dean.
- Programmatic Commitment: Expressed capacity to dedicate approximately 20–25 hours to interactive sessions and applied cohort activities over the 4-month program lifecycle.
Required Cohort Schedule
Required Cohort Schedule
A key criterion for selection is active engagement. Selected fellows must commit to attending all sessions across the 4-month period (totaling roughly 20-25 hours of active development time).
Ready to Scale Your Research Impact?
Submit your materials by the November 6 deadline. If you have questions regarding alignment or program parameters, please schedule a brief consultation.