Application Guidelines

For all limited funding opportunities:
Submit the following materials as a Word or PDF attachment via email to anorton1@bsd.uchicago.edu by 12 pm on the due date.

Required Materials

  1. Biosketch of no more than two pages

  2. Brief, half-page research summary of the work you propose doing for the specific funding opportunity

  3. Eligibility statment - Please include a statement of eligibility for the specific award you are applying to. If the requirements state you must be a tenure track professor appointed to your first faculty position no earlier than July 1, 2007, then you should include your start date and current rank.

  4. Award specific requirements - Refer to each opportunity's guidelines for the additional information we may need for a particular award. Examples include naming faculty who will write letters of recommendation or identifying a faculty mentor.

Formatting and Submission

  1. Format your application as either a Word document or an Adobe PDF file.

  2. If possible, submit your application as one attached file.

  3. On every page, please include your full name and the name of the award you are applying to in the header or footer of the document.

  4. Email your application to anorton1@bsd.uchicago.edu.

* Review and Notification: All applications are reviewed by the BSD's Faculty Review Network. The review process takes several weeks, depending upon the number of applicants. In general we try to give candidates at least three weeks notice before the foundation's deadline for submission. All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are selected.


If you have any questions, please contact Hannah Lawrence at anorton1@bsd.uchicago.edu.

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