The next application deadline is Friday, September 11, 2009. Candidates are notified in November and must begin fellowship by June 1, 2010. (Please note: the May 2009 call has been cancelled).

The following deadline will be :
Friday, February 12, 2010; candidates are notified in April and must begin fellowship by December 1, 2010.

In collaboration with the Institut Pasteur, the Pasteur Foundation runs a program to bring U.S. post-doctoral researchers to work in Institut Pasteur laboratories in Paris thanks to the generosity of U.S. donors. Guided by the institute's administration which seeks to develop international scientific exchanges to ensure the vitality and quality of Institut Pasteur labs, this program is for American citizens and does not apply to candidates already in France.

The fellowships are $70,000 ($55,000 fellowship plus $15,000 bench fees to support the research) per year for a term of three years and are not renewable. Financing for the second and third years is contingent upon positive annual review by the host lab head.

Candidates are expected to commit to a three-year stay.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• 1 COPY OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

		A passport-size photo
		Reprints of candidate's most significant publications (1 copy of each)
		2 sealed letters of recommendation addressed directly to the Direction de l'Évalution Scientifique
		A letter of support justifying the project from the head of department (Institut Pasteur) to be sent directly to the Direction de l'Évaluation Scientifique

• 13 COPIES OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

		A letter of request from the sponsoring head of the host laboratory or unit at the Institut Pasteur. The first step is to identify a host laboratory head so that he or she may serve as your sponsor; a list of Institut Pasteur laboratories may be found at www.pasteur.fr/recherche/unites-en.html
		The host lab's organizational chart of current personnel
		Candidate's Curriculum vitae (2 pages) with an indication of any current grants and/or funding (plus their origin and duration), and a list of publications
		A synopsis of scientific accomplishments (3 pages)
		A brief description of the research program to be written by the candidate (3 pages), with emphasis on how this relates to the work-in-progress in the host unit or lab. The project must be described within the context of the actual international state of the subject (with three key bibliographic references), and must state the project's objectives, experimental strategy and feasibility; *
		Summary of the research program (15 to 20 lines + a title and 5 key words) placed in the context of international competition with the project's goals, experimental strategy and feasibility. **

The first step is to identify a host laboratory head so that he or she may serve as your sponsor; (see List of Institut Pasteur laboratories).

• PDF VERSION OF CANDIDATE'S CV, PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (*) AND SUMMARY (**) MUST ALSO BE EMAILED TO bourses@pasteur.fr AND TO PasteurUS@aol.com BY THE DEADLINE DATE.

Complete applications must be received by the Secrétariat de la Direction de l'Evaluation Scientifique
Attn: Dr. Isabelle Saint Girons,
Institut Pasteur
25 rue du Docteur Roux
75724 Paris Cedex 15
France
no later than the deadline.

Selection adheres to guidelines for all fellowships attributed by the Institut Pasteur.

For more information, please contact Caitlin Hawke at the Pasteur Foundation:
420 Lexington Avenue - Suite 1654 - New York, New York 10170 - Email: PasteurUS@aol.com

Selection adheres to guidelines for all fellowships attributed by the Institut Pasteur.
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