The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund) was established by the Childs Family in 1937, to honor the memory of Jane Coffin Childs who died of cancer in 1936. Inspired by the founding purpose to support research into the causes and treatment of cancer, the Fund’s mission has broadened to support fundamental scientific research that advances understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease.
The JCC Fund provides three years of salary support to the best and brightest postdoctoral fellows, as selected by the esteemed Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA), pursuing fundamental biomedical research to advance human health. Over 1,700 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows have been awarded to conduct basic cancer and human disease related research in laboratories in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025
The applicant must meet all eligibility requirements as outlined here to apply:
- Postdoctoral applicants should have no more than 18 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline of January 31, 2025 (i.e. applicant’s first postdoctoral position must not have commenced prior to August 1, 2023). Dual-degree M.D./Ph.D. applicants should contact the program office regarding extended timeline criteria.
- Ph.D. degree must not have been conferred more than 24 months prior to the application deadline of January 31, 2025 (i.e. applicant must not have received Ph.D. before January 31, 2023). Please note that dual degree M.D.,Ph.D. applicants should contact the program office (jccfund@yale.edu) regarding extended timeline criteria.
- M.D. degree must not have been conferred more than three years prior to the application deadline of January 31, 2025 (i.e. applicant must not have received M.D. before January 31, 2022).
- Ph.D. candidates that do not have their degree at time of the application deadline (January 31, 2025) are eligible to apply. If awarded, the applicant’s Ph.D. degree must be conferred prior to the start of the Fellowship.
- Postdoctoral training in the same institution in which the applicant received their Ph.D. is not preferred, particularly if it is in the same department. In the appropriate section of the application, please address this situation if you are proposing training either in the same institution or with the same department as your graduate work. Proposals that are in the same laboratory where the fellow received their Ph.D. will not be funded.
- Applicants who have accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible. (Candidates may hold a T32 at the time of application, but not concurrently with the Jane Coffin Childs Award.) Fellows may obtain additional awards or grants to cover research expenses only, but not stipends unless granted permission by JCC.
- Applicants must have identified and have a commitment from a sponsoring laboratory and sponsoring institution prior to applying. Applicants whose position is dependent on their being awarded a fellowship are discouraged from applying
- Applicants may be citizens of any country, but awards for non-U.S. citizens can only be made to sponsoring institutions in the United States.
- No more than one Fellow per sponsor’s laboratory will be funded per award year. No more than two fellows may be concurrently funded in the same sponsor’s laboratory over multiple award years.
- The basic stipend is $70,000 for the first year, $72,000 for the second year, and $74,000 the third year.
- An additional $1,000 of stipend support is provided annually per dependent child under the age of 18.
- An allowance of $2,000 a year will be made available to the laboratory sponsoring the fellow for research costs. The research allowance is not to be used for travel and the use of the research funds is left to the discrepancy of the fellow and proposed postdoctoral advisor. Research funds may be carried over with approval from the program office.
- An allowance of $1,800 total will be provided at the onset of the award for travel to scientific meetings. Travel funding is to be spent over the three-year fellowship and is managed by the Fellows’ institution.