Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation Grant

The Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation, awarded by the American Philosophical Society, support research in clinical medicine across various fields, including internal medicine and psychiatry. Each fellowship provides $40,000 annually for up to two years, contingent on satisfactory progress. Eligible candidates include those with recent M.D. or Ph.D. degrees, and applicants must conduct research under a scientific advisor in the U.S. Preference is given to those with limited postdoctoral training.

The APS awards a limited number of Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation for research in the several branches of clinical medicine, including internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery. The committee emphasizes patient-oriented research.
Award
Stipends for the fellowship are $40,000 for the first year and $40,000 for the second year. The term of the fellowship is one year, with renewal for one year if satisfactory progress is demonstrated. Requests for renewal are due on the first Friday in January. Payments are made on July 15 and January 15. The Society provides no funds for institutional overhead.
The Society expects that essentially 100% of the Fellow's time will be devoted to research. With the cognizance of the committee, teaching or clinical service of a limited amount is permitted. The committee reserves final decisions until it has a clear understanding of the Fellow's financial support for the project, whether in the form of additional salary granted by the institution at which the Fellow is located or from other fellowships.

Eligibility

The fellowships are designed for qualified persons who have held an M.D., D.O, M.D./Ph.D., or D.O./Ph.D. degree for fewer than eight (8) years. The fellowship is usually intended to be the first post-clinical-training fellowship, but each case will be decided on its merits. Applicants, both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, must expect to perform their research at an institution in the United States, under the supervision of a scientific advisor. Direct contact with patients is mandatory.NominationCandidates are to be nominated by their department chairman in a letter providing assurance that the nominee will work with the guidance of a scientific advisor of established reputation who has guaranteed adequate space, supplies, etc., for the Fellow. The advisor need not be a member of the department nominating the Fellow, nor need the activities of the Fellow be limited to the nominating department. As a general rule, no more than one fellowship will be awarded to a given institution in the same year of competition. Three letters should support the application.The nomination letter, the letter from your scientific advisor, and one letter from another expert.Nominees are generally expected to have completed some clinical training prior to being nominated for a Daland Fellowship.Exceptions may be made, however, depending on the circumstances