The Hartwell Foundation will fund one postdoctoral candidate, selected by Duke University from areas of biomedical science, who exemplifies the values of the Foundation, namely benefits to children in the United States. Each Fellowship will provide support for two years at $50,000 direct cost per year and will be funded yearly in July.
Fellowship funds are intended to cover salary, non-discretionary fringe benefits and health insurance of the Fellow, including travel of the Fellow related to a scientific meeting. Award funds may not be used without permission from the Foundation to cover non-Fellow personnel costs, animal-related costs, the purchase of supplies or equipment, or any discretionary Fringe Benefits. No part of the Fellowship may cover institutional overhead or other indirect costs, nor should the recipient or the sponsoring research laboratory (i.e., mentor) be obligated or penalized to pay by substitution such indirect costs by any other means.
Fellowship Start-End Dates – The Fellow and the Fellow’s primary mentor mutually determine an acceptable “start” and “end” date for postdoctoral research training within the Fellowship Rules. Fellowship funds will generally be made available to the institution each year in July.
- Duke Internal Deadline: May 15, 2025
For additional information, contact Brooke Church, Senior Associate Director, Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs, brooke.church@duke.edu .
- Foundation will only consider proposals in biomedical research.
- Proposals must reflect relevance in terms of potential benefits to children in the United States.
- Candidates for a Hartwell Fellowship must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate and be citizens of the
- United States.
- Fellowship funds may not be used to extend or complete clinical training.
- The Fellowship may only be used to support individuals who are still in the initial stages of research career development and work under the supervision of a mentor at Duke University.
- Fellowship research training must be in an area of science or engineering related to biomedical science.
- Duke University will select recipients that are the most likely to benefit from the financial support and who agree to complete the two-year term of training with a selected mentor.
- The Fellow’s primary mentor may not be a Hartwell Investigator currently funded by the Foundation.
- Fellows must commence their postdoctoral training (employment) no later than November 1 in the same year of the Official Announcement of the Award, or risk that the Foundation may rescind the Fellowship.
- The Active Period of the Fellowship is two (2) years from commencement of employment unless the Foundation approves a no-cost extension of unused funds beyond the active plan.
- Individuals may only hold a Hartwell Fellowship once, and are ineligible for reappointment (repeat designation) by Duke University.
- Each Hartwell Fellowship will provide support for two years at $50,000 direct cost for two years.
- Fellowship funds will be available in July of the year of the Award announcement and Fellows must commence their postdoctoral training no later than November 1 in the same year, or risk that the Foundation may rescind the Fellowship to the Institution.
- Fellows may generally use funds for salary, health insurance, or travel related to a scientific meeting; but not for the purchase of supplies or equipment or other fringe benefits without permission from the Foundation.
- No part of the Fellowship may cover institutional overhead or other indirect costs, nor should the recipient or the sponsoring research laboratory be obligated or penalized to pay by substitution such indirect costs by any other means
- At the conclusion of funding, the Hartwell Fellow should submit on their departmental stationery a letter summarizing the impact that the Fellowship had on their career goals.
- The sponsoring institution may not return unconsumed Fellowship funds. If granted permission from the Foundation, residual funds may generally support research in the lab of the mentor. However, if appreciable funds remain following a resignation of the Hartwell Fellow, the sponsoring institution must designate a timely replacement in accordance with Foundation guidelines, keeping in mind that the Foundation will make no upward adjustment to funding.
Owing to the sponsor's restriction on the number of applications that may be submitted from Duke, anyone wishing to pursue nomination should submit the following materials as one PDF.
* A letter of support from the applicant's mentor
* Recent CV that provides contact information
* Synopsis of intended postdoctoral research project (not to exceed one page)
Please submit internal materials through My Research Proposal. (Code: ILN): https://www.grantinterface.com/sl/reJAxE
Instructions for creating an account (if needed) and submitting your materials: https://ctsi.duke.edu/about-myresearchproposal