Postdoc awards
Postdoctoral Trainee Research Award
Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentorship Award
Postdoctoral Trainee Service Award
Postdoctoral Trainee Research Award
The $1,000 award will be presented annually to one postdoctoral trainee at Wayne State University who has shown outstanding promise in scientific research.
Process: Postdoctoral trainees who have been at Wayne State University for no longer than five calendar years as of the submission of the application are welcome to self-nominate. Nominations from others are also accepted.
Application deadline: February 28, 2025, 5 p.m. ET
Award announcement: April 2025
Required documents:
1) Cover letter including submission date, name of applicant, name of mentor, and home department, college or school.
2) Personal statement, not to exceed two pages, summarizing the applicant's contributions to their field of specialty. The focus should be on the postdoctoral period. The application review committee will keep in mind that postdoctoral trainees at different stages of their training will have different degrees of accomplishments and will weigh these specifics accordingly.
3) Postdoctoral trainee's CV.
Application limitations: Each postdoctoral trainee can receive only one such award during their tenure at Wayne State. There are no limits to how many times each person can apply, as long as they have not been presented with this award before.
Application review: A committee consisting of Pathway to Faculty fellows at Wayne State University from various fields of science will review each application and select the recipients.
Postdoctoral Trainee Research Award application
Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentorship Award
The $1,000 award will be presented annually to one postdoctoral mentor at Wayne State University who has an excellent record in mentoring postddoctoral trainees.
Process: Nominations are required. (Self-nominations will not be accepted.) The nominee must be faculty member (tenure- or research-track) at Wayne State as of the submission date of the nomination. Mentorship need not have occurred only in the laboratory/academic setting; nominations for faculty members at Wayne State who have mentored postdoctoral trainees outside of their direct supervision are welcome.
Application deadline: February 28, 2025, 5 p.m. ET
Award announcement: April 2025
Required documents:
1) Cover letter, including submission date, name of mentor, name of nominator(s), and home department, college or school.
2) Nomination letter, not to exceed three pages, detailing the postdoctoral mentorship record of the mentor.
3) Mentor's CV.
Application limitations: Each mentor can receive this award only once every four calendar years. There are no limits to how many times each person can be nominated, as long as this award has not been presented to the mentor more than once every four years.
Application review: A committee consisting of Pathway to Faculty fellows at Wayne State University from various fields of science will review each application and select the recipients.
Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentorship application
Postdoctoral Trainee Service Award
The $1,000 award will be presented annually to one postdoctoral trainee at Wayne State University who has provided exceptional service to Wayne State and the surrounding community.
Process: Postdoctoral trainees who have been at Wayne State University for no longer than five calendar years are welcome to self-nominate. Nominations from others are also accepted.
Application deadline: February 28, 2025, 5 p.m. ET
Award announcement: April 2025
Required documents:
1) Cover letter including submission date, name of applicant, name of mentor, and home department, college or school.
2) Personal statement, not to exceed one page, summarizing the applicant's contributions to Wayne State and the surrounding community. The focus of the letter should be on the post-doctoral period. The application review committee will keep in mind that post-doctoral trainees at different stages of their training will have different degrees of accomplishments and will weigh these specifics accordingly.
3) Postdoctoral trainee's CV.
Application limitations: Each postdoctoral trainee can receive only one such award during their tenure at Wayne State. There are no limits to how many times each person can apply, as long as they have not been presented with this Award before.
Application review: A committee consisting of Pathway to Faculty fellows at Wayne State University from various fields of science will review each application and select the recipients.