The Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides funding to postdoctoral fellows and mentored clinician scientists in the mid to late stages of their research training in basic and preclinical science, and clinical, health services, population health, and implementation research to help them achieve their goals of becoming independent investigators in biomedical research.
Donor Name: Charles A. King Trust
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 02/28/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is administered by Health Resources in Action (the Administrator), on behalf of the Trustee, Bank of America, N.A. (the Funder). Health Resources in Action (HRiA) is a nonprofit public health organization dedicated to promoting individual and community health, and health equity through prevention, health promotion, policy, and support of medical research.
In keeping with the Foundation’s mission, the program is designed to support research across biomedical fields, that focuses on the causes of human disease with the mission of improving treatment. Additional funding from the O’Brien Trust and Fortin Charitable Foundation supports research focused on cancer or blindness (not visual impairment). Applicants in these research areas are highly encouraged due to the availability of these dedicated fellowships.
Research Focus
- Basic and Preclinical Science Program
- Basic science research that seeks to increase understanding of the underlying biological processes relevant to human health and disease or move findings from basic research towards clinical application.
- Clinical and Implementation Research Program
- Research involving human studies including physiological research, behavioral science and health education research, translational research (the application of bench research to patient care), epidemiological research, health services and policy research, outcomes research, and research about healthcare delivery and population health, regardless of specialty or discipline.
Funding Information
- Two-year grants ranging from $194,100 to $215,000 total, inclusive of stipend, fringe, and a $25,000 annual flexible expense allowance will be awarded October 1, 2024.
- Award Dates: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- By the funding start date (October 1, 2024), applicants must hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., D.M.D., M.D./Ph.D., DO, DMD, PharmD, DPT or equivalent) and work in an academic or medical research institution in the state of Massachusetts. Degrees obtained outside the United States must be equivalent.
- Must be engaged in mentored non-independent research (postdoctoral or equivalent).
- Applicants without clinical training:
- Must have at least 90% protected time for research
- Must have completed at least three (3) years and no more than six (6) years of full-time postdoctoral research experience. Eligible applicants will have begun their full-time postdoctoral work between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2021;
- Applicants with clinical training:
- Must have at least 70% protected time for research.
- Must have completed no more than six (6) years of cumulative full-time postdoctoral research experience* since completion of residency (or similar clinical training). Clinicians in fields without formal internship and residency requirements (e.g. PhD Psychologists and PharmD applicants) may have up to six (6) years of cumulative research experience after completion of all clinical education required for licensing. King Trust Award support may not overlap with fellowship support. Clinician-scientists are encouraged to apply for the King Award during the last year of their fellowship program.
For more information, visit HRiA.
