Office of Faculty Development
Gloria Spivak Faculty Support Fund
The Gloria Spivak Faculty Support Fund offers a multi-year grant program to provide support to faculty (male and female) who are the primary caregivers in their families and who are at critical junctures in their lives in balancing work and family demands. The grants available through the Fund will provide an appropriate level of support to sustain research productivity and enable talented faculty to remain on track professionally during child-rearing years or a family crisis and for whom without such support this will not be possible.
Intent
Awards will be granted based on the potential of the applicant to develop as an independent and productive researcher and the scientific merit of the application. Examples of appropriate use of funds include hiring of technicians, research assistants or post-doctoral fellows, or administrative support.
Awards
Up to seven $25,000 - $75,000 awards in Year 1; one, two or three year terms may be applied for. For grants of one or two years in length, it is permissible to request an extension if additional needs arise.
Eligibility
- Dana-Farber faculty member (must receive Dana-Farber paycheck);
- Holds academic appointments at Harvard Medical School or Harvard School of Public Health at the level of assistant professor or above, or otherwise defined as an independent investigator as documented by a letter from the department head/division chief;
- Serves as primary caregiver for childrearing or in relation to a family crisis with parent(s), sibling(s), spouses/partners, children or other family members.
Process
Deadline
July 1, 2008
Submission
Ten (10) hard copies to Christine Power, program administrator, Office of Faculty Development, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, LW 703, Boston, MA 02115
Format
Faculty members who meet the eligibility requirements must submit a written proposal following the application guidelines. The proposal must describe how the applicant's ongoing or planned research will benefit from this award, how funding will benefit them in their academic progress, and the current work/life challenge they are facing. The application must also include a budget by year (minimum one year; maximum three years).
Awardees will provide annual progress reports and a final report at the end of their award. Awardees must also agree to attend an annual meeting, provide updates, along with other activities to both promote the grant program and help Dana-Farber assess the impact of the program.
Review
The Faculty Support Fund Selection Committee, comprised of faculty members from basic, clinical and population sciences, will meet with the director of the Office of Faculty Development to review applications. Awards will be based on the potential of the applicants to develop as independent and productive researchers, and the scientific merit of their work in basic, clinical, or population sciences research.
Review Criteria:
- Scientific excellence and merit
- Need for this support and role the support will play in advancing applicant's research
For More Information
Christine Power at christinem_power@dfci.harvard.edu or (617) 582-8714
