University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019

The University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are offering postdoctoral fellowships to increase the academic diversity of the scholars.

Eligibility for University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019:

• The applicants for the University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019 should be citizens and permanent residents of the US.
• The candidates should be graduate students from the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions.
• The applicants should have completed or will complete Ph.D. requirements before the fellowship start date.
• The candidates who are postdoctoral scholars from other institutions and have done their dissertation not more than three years ago are eligible.
• The applicants (M.D., D.M.D., V.M.D., J.D.,) who have completed their professional training for post-degree, not more than a year are also eligible.
• The candidates applying for the University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019 who are residents and fellows at Penn or CHOP are not eligible.

Documents required

• Curriculum vitae with pending and current publications.
• Three reference letters, a letter from the faculty members of Penn or CHOP who have similar research interests, confirming that they are willing to be the mentor of the applicants.
• Personal statement including previous research achievements, future research goals, employment, academic, and other life experiences in three pages or less.

Value of University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019:

• The successful applicants of the University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019 will receive:
• An annual stipend of $50,000 with $2,000 increments in years 2 and 3.
• A travel allowance of $2,000.
• Relocation allowance of $5,000.

Deadline for University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019:

• The last date to apply for the University of Pennsylvania - Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity, 2019 is early November 2019.
• The applications are available in early August 2019.