Pathway-to-Independence Award (MeNu Program)
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Senior postdoctoral fellows at Van Andel Institute
- Seeking to develop independent tenure-track research careers
Overview
Program Type: Career Development Award for Postdoctoral Fellows
Geographic Scope: Van Andel Institute (Michigan, US)
Focus Area: Metabolism and Nutrition research
As part of VAI's commitment to training the next generation of scientists, the MeNu Program offers the Pathway-to-Independence Award to selected senior postdoctoral fellows at VAI interested in launching independent tenure-track research careers.
Award Details
- Number of Awards: Up to 2 awards per year
- Duration: Two years of project support
- Mentorship: Awards provided under the guidance of the postdoc's mentor
Eligibility
- Senior postdoctoral fellows at Van Andel Institute
- Seeking to develop independent tenure-track research careers
Research Focus
- Innovative, early-stage research projects
- Emphasis on collaborative pilot studies
- Development of new tools for metabolism research
- Larger cross-functional teams seeking paradigm-shifting questions in metabolism
Contact Information
- Program Manager: Kelsey Williams, Ph.D.
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: vai.org
What Van Andel Research Institute actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $673K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $8,000–$625K
- By dollars: California 93%, Michigan 5%, Rhode Island 2%. Top recipient cities: Grand Rapids, MI; Los Angeles, CA; East Greenwich, RI.
Example grants
Stand up to Cancer · Los Angeles, CA
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$25K
Gordon Research · East Greenwich, RI
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$15K
Friends of Crescent Park · Grand Rapids, MI
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$8,000
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Fields of Work
- Science research
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