STALEY FELLOWSHIP

ROBERTA DEY STALEY AND KARL A. STALEY FELLOWSHIP
FOR CANCER-RELATED RESEARCH AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE

· to provide enabling aid for a researcher's progress,
· to support research on site, and
· to provide opportunities for Wellesley undergraduates to participate in the research process.

Support will be granted for research in a cancer-related area. The Fellowship is seen primarily as critical enabling aid, to make possible a significant advance in the experimenter's research. The Fellowship is not designed to support the preparation of prior research results for publication, curricular development, or the writing of text-books as primary objectives. Applicants may request Fellowship support to supplement current grants.

The application should describe the ways in which the Fellowship will provide significant impetus to the research of the recipient and describe how the research will contribute to the education of Wellesley students.

Applications should be of a quality comparable to those submitted for outside support, although the description of the research should be directed to a general scientific audience and be less extensively presented. Clarity of presentation will be an important asset.

Wellesley faculty members are eligible if they intend to spend at least two years after the Fellowship tenure at Wellesley College, and are actively engaged in teaching full-time or regular part-time at the College. Past recipients of the award are eligible for support of cancer research, although they may receive lower priority in the decision process if fewer than 5 years have passed since their previous Fellowship. Awards may be prorated in accord with appointment contract. Salary and summer stipends will be prorated in accord with appointment contract; regular part-time faculty are not eligible for released time.

Selection:

The selection of Fellows will be made by the Dean of the College in consultation with the Brachman Hoffman Committee, which is chaired by the Faculty Director of the Science Center. Other members of this Committee include the Director of Sponsored Research and five faculty members elected from the Science Center. When appropriate, the Committee membership will be extended by the Dean of the College to include faculty representatives from other curricular areas of the College.

The criteria for selection include the quality of the proposal, the potential for continuation of the research project at Wellesley after the Fellowship tenure, and the potential involvement of undergraduates in the research process. Applicants may be interviewed.

Conditions:

The application deadline is January 22, 2007. Awards will be announced early in spring semester. The Chair of the department must approve requests for released time in writing.

The award is in an amount of up to $40,000 over two years; ordinarily no more than $25,000 can be budgeted for any one year. The Committee and the Dean of the College must receive a progress report before the second year funds will be released.

Fellowship tenure will start June 1 of the year of selection. Recipients will be expected to give a public presentation of their research accomplishments at the conclusion of their Fellowship tenure.

Faculty members going on leave, either junior or sabbatical leave, are encouraged to apply for Fellowships. The Fellowship may be used to support research while on leave, provided that the work takes place on campus. The Fellowship application should supplement (rather than substitute for) applications sent to outside agencies.

Support Provided:

Staley Fellowship awards are made for items of direct expense essential to the plan of the recipient. It is the Fellow's prerogative to determine the appropriate use of the award, which will be administered by Wellesley College.

The following are possible ways in which the funds may be used:

• Note: Ordinarily, these funds are not available for the purchase of capital equipment (defined as equipment with a lasting life of more than a year and costing more than $1000). Exceptions to this policy will be considered, however. Computer purchases are allowed provided that the applicant gives a detailed justification, explaining in what way the item is integral to the research project (e.g., it interfaces with a piece of experimental apparatus, is essential for data collection, or is needed to perform calculations or simulations for which existing computing capacity is insufficient). Ordinarily, the purchase of a laptop computer for the sole purpose of travel or convenience is not permitted.

Budget:

It is expected that the recipient will adhere to the budget as proposed except for changes agreed to by the Faculty Director of the Science Center and approved by the Dean. Funds are available for expenditure only during the tenure of the Fellowship; any funds remaining at the end of the Fellowship are returned.

Salary for summer research is authorized but may not exceed 2/9 of the recipient's academic salary of any one year, or $7500, whichever is less. The College is responsible for the regular academic salary (except for released time units) and fringe benefits for the Fellow based upon regular academic salary. Any request for released teaching units must be supported by your Department Chair and cleared with the Dean of the College. Indicate in writing that this is the case. Requests for salaried research assistants must also include fringe benefits.

Final Report:

A full written report must be submitted to the Dean of the College with a copy to the Committee's files within 90 days of termination of the Fellowship. The report should include a summary of the work accomplished and a budget account.

STALEY FELLOWSHIP
For Cancer-Related Research At Wellesley College

APPLICATION FORMAT

Due: Application deadline is January 22, 2008 Office of the Science Center
Announcement of Awards: Early spring semester.

The application should contain the following information in the order specified.

A. Principal Investigator:

B. Department and Rank:

C. Title of Proposed Research Project:

D. Requested Amount:

E. Summary of Proposed Work: (experimental plan; appropriate bibliography):
Length: 4 - 5 pages directed toward a general scientific audience. The quality and clarity of the written proposal will be an important consideration in the selection process.

F. Statement Regarding Research: The applicant should describe succinctly how the Fellowship will enable the recipient to make a significant advance in her/his research. The applicant should describe progress to-date or relevant past experience in the research area. If not obvious elsewhere, the applicant should state here how the proposed research is directly related to cancer.

G. Significance of the Proposed Work: (two subsections addressed specifically to the following):

1. To the scientific community.

2. To Wellesley College, especially how Wellesley students will be affected.

H. Resume for Principal Investigator: (the following material must be included):

1. Education and Experience: (Degree, Postdoctoral appointments, relevant previous employment and summer work.)

2. Publications: (within the past five years unless earlier ones are particularly relevant.)

3. References: List names and current addresses of three professional references.

I. Space: Are there space implications in this proposal? If so, they must be cleared with the Administrative Director of the Science Center. Please append a statement to this effect. If not, please include the appropriate statement.

J. Statement from Chair if appropriate.

K. Other Support: List current external and internal sources, granting periods, and direct cost amounts of all other support received or under review for this and for other research; identify other requests which duplicate this one.

K1. Identify any prior funding that you have received from the College over the past 10 years (including Brachman Hoffman, Staley, and Faculty Awards), and indicate the time period and amount of funding.

L. Proposed Budget: Sample budgets are available from Mary Hogan in the Science Cener Office. Budgets should be submitted for both years of the award.

M.Signature of Principal Investigator______________________________________________Date______________

Signature of Department Chair_______________________________Date______________

STALEY FELLOWSHIP
For Cancer-related Research At Wellesley College

RENEWAL APPLICATION FORMAT

Please submit the following by March 12, 2008.

1. Brief summary of the objective of the project and progress to date.

2. Proposal for work of the second year.

3. Budget expenditures for first year; explanation of underuse or overspending

4. Proposed budget for second year with information on any sources of support
received or expected.

5. Funding organizations to which proposals will be sent; expected timetable for submission of proposals.

6. Appropriate supporting letters if released time is sought.

7. Signature of Principal Investigator______________________________________________Date______________

Signature of Department Chair_______________________________Date______________

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