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PEW fellowship opportunity for applicants to receive many benefits. Free entry. Deadline 25 Aug 2021.

PEW Latin American Fellows Program

About PEW Latin American Fellows Program

The Pew Latin American Fellows Program was established in 1990. Since then, Pew has helped advance the scientific careers of nearly 300 past and present Pew fellows. Former Pew fellows can be found in leadership roles in research institutes throughout Latin America, where they are contributing to a vibrant and successful interdisciplinary scientific community.

Who can participate?

Candidates must meet all of the following eligibility requirements for the 2022 application process:

Must have been awarded a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree between June 7, 2016, and Feb. 1, 2022.
Preference will be given to applicants who received their undergraduate and graduate degrees from institutions in Latin America.
Applicants may have obtained their undergraduate or graduate degrees from a school outside of Latin America but preferably not in the United States.
M.D. candidates whose degree was completed prior to June 7, 2016, may contact the program office for a discussion about eligibility.
May not have started postdoctoral training in the U.S. prior to Jan. 1, 2021.
Must have a sponsorship commitment from a lab in the U.S. to conduct postdoctoral research in order to complete the application.
Applicants will not be considered if they have completed graduate work with their proposed Pew sponsor.
As part of their application materials, applicants are required to submit a written statement describing how they will further their research career in Latin America after the Pew fellowship and support the development of scientific communities and infrastructure there.
At the time of application, candidates are not required to have a commitment of a position and laboratory space after the fellowship.

Benefits

The Pew fellowship provides a $30,000 salary stipend in each of two years (24 months total) and an additional $70,000 payment to the sponsoring institution when the fellow confirms plans to return to Latin America.

The $70,000 portion of the award is only for the purchase of supplies and equipment to help establish the fellow’s independent laboratory upon his or her return to Latin America. These funds are not to be used for equipment for the sponsoring advisor’s lab. In order to receive these funds, the fellow must:

Have a confirmed research position and laboratory space in Latin America
Submit a written request to Pew at least four months prior to the fellowship end date
The $70,000 payment is made to the sponsoring institutions of the Pew fellows, who will use it to purchase equipment while completing their fellowships in the United States and ship the items to their labs in Latin America.

If the Pew fellows complete the first two years of the fellowship and are not ready to return to Latin America, they have the option to receive a no-cost extension of the Pew grant, continue research in the sponsor lab with financial support from the principal investigator, and remain eligible for the final $70,000 Pew payment should they secure a position in Latin America. The maximum time period of the Pew grant is 60 months. If the fellows do not plan to return to Latin America by the end of the fellowship (60-month maximum), they will forfeit the $70,000 portion of the grant.

Deadline

Application deadline is 25 Aug 2021.

Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Some useful information

Please visit rules, FAQ and previous winning entries from the official website to take part in PEW Latin American Fellows Program.