Fellowships

Download   Rev. 10/06

SU-42FL Tutorial
(online guide to instructions, procedures and policies for
completing the SU-42FL routing form)

Helpful Hints

• Processing applications requires a thorough review of all documents, and entry into the University pre-award tracking system.  
  
  To facilitate this, University policy now requires that you submit your completed SU-42FL and application to the Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group at least 5 working days prior to the agency deadline. Complete applications are processed in the order received.

• Limited Submission Programs require an Internal Review pre-approval by a Selection Committee. In limited submission programs, the sponsor restricts the number of applications or proposals a campus can submit to the agency. The guidelines for these programs require institutions to screen pre-proposals or nominations to determine which applications will be submitted for competition. Limited funding opportunity announcements which contain internal submission deadlines and guidelines will be distributed via email and posted to a Calendar of Funding Opportunities website by Jeanne Heschele in the Research Management Group throughout the year. 
  

• The Institutional Representative will

• Sign the application and
  
• Provide a cover letter.
  
  [Cover letters are often optional to the agency, but are included as a courtesy. They also indicate that the application has been entered into the system, which makes funding procedures easier to complete when awarded.]

• Applications should be carefully checked before photocopying and/or mailing.

• The applicant and/or department is responsible for:
• Mailing
• Photocopying
• Scientific Corroboration
• Sending Animal or Human Protocol Information to the Agency
  
  

• Contact the Institutional Representative as soon as you receive the notice of award from the funding agency. In some cases the letters are copied to Institutional Representative but you should verify receipt in any case and verify whether you are accepting the award or not and if you are accepting the award based on the original award notice (i.e. dates).

•  Key points to look for in an award letter for activation :
  
  • Start and stop dates of the funding period
  • The dollar amount corresponding to the specific time period
  • Terms and conditions
  • Specific permission, if needed, to receive the fellowship as salary payments

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Research Compliance-Human and Animal Subject, Biohazard, Radiologic safety approvals

The Institutional Representative will do the appropriate verifications of current human subject or animal protocol approvals.

IMPORTANT: Awards cannot be activated if human or animal protocols have not been obtained specifically for the agency and research project .

Fellows are responsible to work with the department administrator to make sure the proper protocols have been obtained.

Research Compliance website
Alice Haskett -- Human Compliance Officer-- 723-5244
Valerie Fratus -- Animal Compliance Officer-- 723-4550
Kathy McClelland -- Lab Compliance Officer-- 723-4697

Research Compliance Biohazard/R-DNA website
Ellyn Segal -- Biohazards/R-DNA --- 725-1473
Lance Phillips -Radiological Hazards --725-1412

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• Postdoc stipend checks are cut once a month at the end of the month.
  
• When asked to whom checks should be mailed , fellows should cite:

Stanford University
P.O. Box 44253
San Francisco , CA 94144-4253

• Quarterly tax estimates must be filed by the postdoc for stipend payments. Postdocs should seek professional tax advice and/or browse the IRS and Cal State Franchise tax board home pages available from the Scholars' Handbook page on taxes.

Miscellaneous Stanford Identification Numbers

• Stanford's DUNS number for NIH applications is 009214214
  
• Stanford's Entity number for NIH applications is 94-115-636-5A1
  
• Stanford's animal assurance number is A3213-01
  
• Stanford's Human assurance number is FWA935
  
• Stanford's R-DNA/ Biohazardous Assurance number is MC-90-01

List of Fellowship funding opportunities by agency and deadline date   Download Excel Spreadsheet     Updated March 2007

Research Management Group (RMG) funding opportunity website
with links to:  searchable databases, calendars, NIH, NSF and other resources

**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS**

Stanford Center on Longevity
Postdoctoral Fellowships--Application Deadline:  April 1, 2007   

Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars Program
Postdoctoral Training in Molecular Imaging of Cancer
Postdoctoral fellowships- Application deadline: May 14, 2007   

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: April 9, 2007
The Katherine McCormick Committee to Support Women in Medical Careers       Deadline: April 18, 2007

NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)  
Program announcement
Frequently asked questions NIH K99/R00 FAQ Website

Deadlines: for K Series:
(See electronic submission transition schedule via grants.gov)
The program features a new opportunity for promising postdoctoral scientists to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award.

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