[CCoE Notice] 2022 HHMI Gilliam Fellowships- Nominations Open- assistance identifying nominees

[UH Cullen College of Engineering]

Dear Faculty Colleague.



If you are supervising any PhD student who is in their second or third year of PhD and is working in biomedical field, please consider applying to this prestigious fellowship.  The deadline to apply to the Graduate School is September 10th .



Best regards,

Suresh Khator





The nomination window for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s 2022 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study competition is now open. The deadline to submit nominations is September 16, 2021, 2pm EST.



The nomination initiates the application process. Information about the application process, including the role of the nominator can be found in the 2022 Gilliam Program Announcement<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/2022-gilliam-program-announcement.pdf__;!!LkSTlj0I!WDr6eMBb3uyWC-0zhM7taQNwGqZ4VECyteZqXFWJheZMM2fMfLfX9OK1POQJuQ$> and below.

As a reminder, prospective fellows must be (i) U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, undocumented childhood arrivals, or undocumented individuals who have been granted temporary permission to stay in the US (DACA), and (ii) from populations excluded from and underrepresented in science because of ethnicity, race, or disability status, or Alumni of the HHMI EXROP program, and (iii) at the appropriate stage of their PhD training. Additional eligibility information can be found in the 2022 Gilliam Program Announcement<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/2022-gilliam-program-announcement.pdf__;!!LkSTlj0I!WDr6eMBb3uyWC-0zhM7taQNwGqZ4VECyteZqXFWJheZMM2fMfLfX9OK1POQJuQ$>.



How to nominate:

You may nominate a total of 2 adviser-student pairs from University of Houston.



As the designated nominator for your institution, you will submit the name and contact information of the adviser-student pair candidate(s) using the online form. The online form can be accessed using the link below.



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As a reminder, the deadline for nominations for the 2022 competition is September 16, 2021, 2pm EST.



Application process overview:

In late-September, after the nomination window closes, log-in information to HHMI’s online competition system (Pathway) will be provided to the adviser. The adviser will: (1) serve as the primary applicant; and (2) provide information to confirm how the student fits the eligibility criteria.



If eligibility is met, HHMI will send the adviser information to access the application form in Pathway. The adviser is responsible for adding to the application the names of the student and the nominator.



The nominator will be asked to submit additional information after the eligibility phase of the application process. Please see Eligibility Confirmation and Application sections in the 2022 Program Announcement<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/2022-gilliam-program-announcement.pdf__;!!LkSTlj0I!WDr6eMBb3uyWC-0zhM7taQNwGqZ4VECyteZqXFWJheZMM2fMfLfX9OK1POQJuQ$> and in the Application Requirements for the Nominator section below.



Once the student gains access to the system, they will be responsible for adding the name and contact information of a previous research adviser who will provide an additional letter of support.



Materials submitted by the nominator, adviser, student, and previous research adviser will be critical

elements in the evaluation of the application. The deadline for submission of all application materials is December 9, 2021, by 2:00 pm EST.



Application Requirements for the Nominator (Due September 9, 2021, 2pm EST):

To better understand the institution’s efforts to foster a more inclusive academic scientific ecosystem for all members, including scientists and trainees from populations historically excluded from and underrepresented in science, the nominator will provide:

  *   Program- or institution-level doctoral enrollment and degree attainment data and a narrative on how the data relate to the institution’s commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in science and create a healthy academic scientific ecosystem for all constituencies, including graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty
  *   A letter that provides evidence that the thesis adviser has the interest, demonstrated ability, and commitment to (1) successfully develop the talents of graduate students, including those from populations historically excluded from and underrepresented in science; and (2) facilitate change to foster a more inclusive academic scientific environment;
  *   An explanation of how and why each adviser-student pair was selected for nomination;
  *   Evidence that the graduate program values career and professional development in the sciences; and
  *   An explanation of how past Gilliam awards have impacted the quality of the graduate program and helped foster a more inclusive environment (if the institution has had Gilliam Fellows), or how the Gilliam award will help to improve the quality of the graduate program and create an inclusive environment (if the institution has not yet had a Fellow).
  *   As part of the application process, the nominator must certify to the best of their knowledge, that there is no formal complaint or finding of misconduct by any of the principals being nominated, applying, or to be awarded the grant.



Questions may be directed to gilliam at hhmi.org<mailto:gilliam at hhmi.org>.


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