Up to five ASMS Postdoctoral Career Development Awards in the amount of $5,000 each will be presented annually. The purpose of the award is to promote the professional career development of postdoctoral fellows in the field of mass spectrometry. Activities envisioned for this award include, but are not limited to, conference and workshop attendance, travel to other mass spectrometry laboratories, and purchase of personal professional items such as books, software, or laptops. Deadline to apply is November 30. Scroll down for eligibility and details on application process.
Eligibility & How To Apply
GO TO ONLINE AWARDS PLATFORM to start your nomination [platform will reopen in June 2025]. You will register (create) an account with our special awards platform and then get started by selecting 'Postdoctoral Career Development Award' from the dropdown list of awards.
Pro-Tip: Start your application as soon as possible so that you can invite your letter writers to upload now via the online platform. You can jump directly to the support letters sections once you get started. Letters should be uploaded by the November 30 deadline. You do not need to complete your application in one session. You can return as many times as needed to upload your applicant items and complete all fields.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicant must:
- be a member of ASMS;
- be a postdoctoral fellow within three years of completing a Ph.D. or equivalent degree;
- be currently appointed as a postdoctoral fellow in North America (e.g., in academia, industry, a government or national laboratory or at a research institute);
- may not have previously received an award under this program; and
- be appointed as a postdoctoral fellow during the entire period of the award (June 1 – May 31).
Fiscal Requirements for award recipients. The award is $5,000 to the institution or institution-related foundation for the exclusive use by the awardee. Funds may not be used to subsidize the awardee’s salary. Laboratory supplies, accessories, instrumentation or instrumentation upgrades are also not eligible expenses for award funds. The funds are to be expended on activities that enhance the awardee’s professional development including, but are not limited to, conference and workshop attendance, travel to other mass spectrometry laboratories, and purchase of personal professional items such as books, software, or laptops. In accepting this award, the awardee’s institution must agree to not charge overhead on the funds. Funds must be expended before the end of the postdoctoral fellowship. Funds granted under this program may not be be transferred to a different institution in the event the awardee moves, and unused funds must be returned to ASMS.
Information and Elements Needed for the Online Application
- Fiscal proposal and justification (two-page max)
This document will explain how the $5,000 award will be used to enhance the applicant’s professional career development. Note: Salaries, laboratory supplies, accessories, instrumentation or instrumentation upgrades are not eligible expenses for award funds.
For applications requesting funds to support a visit to another laboratory, a brief description of the expected research activities along with an estimate of the duration of the visit needs to be provided within the Fiscal Proposal and Justification. A 3rd support from the PI of the laboratory to be visited confirming willingness to host the applicant for the proposed experience is also required.
SAMPLE Fiscal Proposal and Justification There is no required format, but you may use the attached sample as a guide for how to format and what to cover.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Support Letters. A minimum of two required letters must be included. The applicant will have the opportunity to invite letter writers to upload directly into the online awards platform. See Pro-Tip above.
- Letter from applicant's Ph.D. advisor (required)
- Letter from applicant's post-doctoral mentor (required)
- Letter from proposed host PI (required only if funds will be used to support visit from another lab)
Review and Ranking of Candidates. The ASMS President will appoint a review committee to rank the candidates based on their proposals and letters of recommendation. The awards will be presented at the ASMS Business Meeting at the annual conference.
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