APPLICATION TO THIS YEAR’S SCIENCE & SCILIFELAB PRIZE IS NOW OPEN!Recent PhD?How about US$30,000, having your essay published in Science magazine, and being celebrated with a week of festivities in Stockholm, Sweden?A global award aimed at young researchersEach year, four winners are selected to receive up to US$30,000 in prize money for their accomplishments. In addition, all four winners are published in Science, and at the end of the year, invited to visit SciLifeLab in Stockholm.There, they will have the opportunity to meet with leading scientists in their field of research and create life-long connections during a week of unique events and experiences.
CategoriesThe prize is presented in four categories:•Cell and Molecular Biology•Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology Approaches•Ecology and Environment•Molecular Medicine
More informationQuestions:scilifelabprize@aaas.orgAbout the Prize:scienceprize.scilifelab.seApplication deadline: July 15, 2025Eligibility: applicants must have received their PhD between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.Enabled by the generous support of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research has announced the Endeavor Award opportunity which provides $3,000,000 over a three-year period to support collaborative research projects that bring together investigators with diverse areas of expertise to tackle challenges in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Teams may comprise investigators from a single institution or multiple institutions. These grants are awarded to teams of three or more investigators to generate and integrate data from diverse lines of research and transform those insights into advances for cancer patients that could not be achieved by individual efforts. Basic, translational, and clinical projects are eligible.
Internal limited submission competition deadline: Friday, June 27, 2025
LOI deadline to the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research: Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Invitations for full proposals will be sent to selected applicants.
The fall 2025 cohort of Career Champions will meet on Thursdays from 3:00-4:00 p.m. on Zoom during Weeks 3-8 of fall term (October 16-November 20). Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on June 6th. All participants will:
Create a NACE competency map to understand how a current course allows students to practice transferrable skills
Write a NACE syllabi statement connecting the dots for students between course activities and the aforementioned transferrable skills
Create or redesign a lecture, activity, or assignment to add in career development
Engage in conversations on the NACE competencies, mentoring, hidden curriculum and more
If fall term doesn’t work for your schedule, there will also be winter and spring cohorts. Please reach out if you have any questions.
All best,
Brenna
Brenna Gomez | she/her/hers | Director of Career Integration
Career Development Center | Oregon State University
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation invites senior graduate students and early postdoctoral fellows, who are US Citizens or Permanent Residents to apply for theArnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation.The 2026 AOB Postdoc Program opens May 28, 2025 and LOI submissions are due September 5, 2025 by 5pm Pacific time.
Please forward this email to your colleagues, students, and institutional contacts that may be interested in our program.
Purpose
To support postdoctoral fellows at research institutions across the United States who have the highest potential for successful careers in chemistry and who will become the next generation of leaders and innovators in science, engineering, and technology.
Description
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation invites senior graduate students and early postdoctoral fellows to apply for the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellowships has two tracks:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences: For chemists pursuing advanced chemistry-focused research, including chemical physics, chemical engineering, and the chemistry of materials. The underlying proposed research and innovation must be chemistry-focused, although the project can have applications in other fields such as biology or physics.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation: For those chemists looking to conceptualize, develop, and build new instrumentation aimed at advancing research in chemistry, chemical physics, chemical engineering, or the chemistry of materials science.
It is the Foundation’s intent that the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship will serve as a catalyst, aiding in the fellow’s transition to an outstanding, independent research career in academics or in an industry/governmental laboratory. Fellows who accept an academic faculty or full-time research position at an academic US research institution during the course of their AOB Postdoctoral Fellowship will be allowed to transition their current program year funding to their new institution. Candidates who already have funding for their independent careers tend to be reviewed more favorably by hiring committees, often increasing the candidates value on the job market.
The Foundation will support up to 14 exceptional research fellows with $224,000 over 2 years for salary, fringe benefits and research expenditures; instrumentation fellowships will include an additional one-time payment of up to $200,000. Renewal for a third year, and an additional $118,000, is possible. As a matter of policy, the Foundation does not provide funds for overhead and indirect costs.
We acknowledge, appreciate, and support the fundamental roles that varied perspectives have in scientific progress and innovation. As such, the Foundation seeks applicants from all backgrounds and strives to ensure a fairness during awardee selection, recognizing that excellent science is not the exclusive endeavor of one group of people, but of all. In an effort to avoid implicit and explicit bias in our review process, the Foundation will blind all information pertaining to applicants’ name, gender, ethnicity, citizenship status, as well as their institution from reviewers during the preliminary review.
Qualifications
The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship provides 2-3 years of financial support for a scientist:
who has completed their PhD by May 1 of the program year and/or has completed no more than 18 months of postdoctoral work by the application deadline
who is a US citizen, permanent resident, or holds Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient status
whose research will be conducted at a university or research institute; research at national labs and the like are not eligible
whose research is broadly defined as within the chemical sciences; the underlying proposed research and innovation must be chemistry-focused, although the project can have applications in other fields such as biology or physics.
The timeline for the program is as follows:
Letter of Intent Review Timeline:
Tasks
May 28, 2025
Letter of Intent Opens
September 5, 2025
Letters of Intent Due
September 8, 2025
Preliminary Review Period Begins
October 20, 2025
Full Application Invitations Sent
Full Application Review Timeline:
Tasks
December 12, 2025
Full Applications Due
December 15, 2025
Full Application Review Period Begins
February 27, 2026
Award Announcements
How to Apply
The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship is an open call; all senior graduate students and early postdoctoral scholars are encouraged to submit a blinded Letter of Intent (LOI), including a blinded research proposal. For full details, instructions, and to apply, please visit http://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-postdoctoral-fellows.
Institutional Contact Webinar
The Foundation will be hosting a webinar for institutional contacts on August 14th at 10AM PST. We will discuss recent program and application changes and answer questions from attendees. If you or another contact from your institution would like to join this webinar, please register here.
I wanted to personally invite you to an upcoming webinar that explores innovative ways to teach undergraduate-level chemistry using the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD).
This session will showcase how the CSD brings molecular structures to life, helping students deepen their understanding of chemistry through visualization. Whether you’re looking for new teaching strategies or ways to engage your students more effectively, this webinar is an excellent opportunity to gain insights and connect with fellow educators.
The OSU ASPIRE Center is hosting a research funding presentation series! Bring your questions and your appetite to this lunch-time series focused on research funding! Open to all OSU faculty, staff, graduate students, and community partners. Up NextThe Big Swing: How to Make Your Research Program Attractive to Donors Thursday, May 15th from 12:00-1:00pm PDT (lunch provided)
Join us for an exciting research funding presentation co-sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health Research. This informative presentation from the Oregon State University Foundation, Office of Foundation Relations will be an engaging opportunity for researchers at all levels to learn how to make your research program attractive to donors and how work with OSU foundation to cultivate these relationships.
Navigating Federal Funding: Panel Discussion March 6, 2025 Panelists: Perry Hystad, PhD, Professor, College of Health, Director, Spatial Health Lab Megan McClelland, PhD, Professor, College of Health, Director for the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children & Families Allison Myers, PhD, MPH, Associate Dean for Extension and Engagement Moderator: Veronica Irvin, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, College of Health
Open Door: How to Partner with OSU Foundation to Find Private Funding Opportunities That Support Research February 26, 2025 Presenters:Elizabeth Ocampo, Director of Development & Emily Payne, Assistant Director of Development, Oregon State University Foundation, Office of Foundation Relations Oregon State University’s Advancing Science, Practice, Programming and Policy in Research Translation for Children’s Environmental Health (ASPIRE) Center is proud to be one of six centers in the United States funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to develop strategies to translate key children’s environmental health research findings to relevant stakeholders.
We are a dedicated, cross-disciplinary team working together to improve children’s health and wellbeing. Our efforts focus on accelerating the adoption of evidence-informed policies, programs, and practices that can reduce harmful environmental exposures where children live, learn, and play. Visit our Website!
No one applied to the limited submission process so it’s open on a first come, first serve basis. If interested, please reach out to Research Development Research.Development@oregonstate.edu on how to move forward.
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Grant Guidelines: The funds are designed to provide to tenure track faculty members in their first to fourth year, at American Institutions, who hold M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees, start-up support to move the project forward to the point where R01 or other independent funding can be obtained. Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply.
Scholar guidelines: The funds are designed to provide to tenure track faculty members in their fifth to eighth year, at American Institutions, who hold M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees, start-up support to move the project forward to the point where R01 or other independent funding can be obtained.
Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University. F/T, starting at $20.55 per hour + benefits. This position will support and assist with the laboratory teaching program for the Department of Chemistry.
The preferred candidate will have a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or a related science, more than one year of chemistry lab experience, and experience using and maintaining laboratory instruments and equipment.
To review the posting and apply, visit:https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/167909 posting number P05243CT. The full consideration date is May 19, 2025, and the closing date is August 31, 2025. OSU is an EOE/Vets/Disabled employer
Do you know a classified staff or professional faculty member who goes above and beyond? If so, University Human Resources is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Exemplary Employee Award!
Please submit hard copy nomination packets to the Office of Human Resources, Attn: Christina Schaaf, 236 Kerr Administration Building, or email your digital submissions to Christina, no later than May 31, 2025. Please note: Nomination packets may be submitted in either hard copy or digital formats. You only need to submit one or the other, not both.
