Society Awards: PUI Faculty Award Grant

Society Awards: PUI Faculty Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Biophysical Society
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Summary

The Society Awards: PUI Faculty Award recognizes outstanding academic research and mentorship at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). Nominees must be faculty members at a PUI and demonstrate exceptional contributions to biophysics. The award includes a $2,000 honorarium. Self-nominations are accepted, but certain awards are exempt. Society membership is required for both nominees and nominators. The Biophysical Society honors excellence across various categories, encouraging nominations through an online application process.

Overview

NOTE: The deadline represents when the Nomination is due. What Is Biophysics? Biophysics is the field that applies the theories and methods of physics to understand how biological systems work. Biophysics has been critical to understanding the mechanics of how the molecules of life are made, how different parts of a cell move and function, and how complex systems in our bodies—the brain, circulation, immune system, and others— work. Biophysics is a vibrant scientific field where scientists from many fields including math, chemistry, physics, engineering, pharmacology, and materials sciences, use their skills to explore and develop new tools for understanding how biology—all life—works. Society Awards Through its awards program, the Biophysical Society honors its members and recognizes excellence in biophysics. The Society offers awards in sixteen different categories. Nominations for the awards are solicited and evaluated by the Biophysical Society Awards Committee. Society members are encouraged to nominate candidates by submitting a nomination application through the online nomination site. The Society Awards now accept self-nominations. The Fellows distinction and the Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award, however, are not eligible for self-nomination. Nominees may be affiliated with non-academic institutions, however, please note that Society membership is a requirement for the nominator, nominee, and author of one of the two letters of support. PUI Faculty Award About the Award The PUI Faculty Award honors excellence in academic research and mentoring by faculty at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI). The award recipient receives an honorarium of $2,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicant Criteria:Nominee must be faculty at a PUI at the time of nomination. PUI is defined as accredited colleges and universities (including two-year community colleges) that award Associate’s degrees, Bachelor’s degrees, and/or Master’s degrees (or the non-US equivalents) but have awarded 20 or fewer PhD degrees during the combined previous 2 academic years. Nominee must have made an exceptional contribution to the field of biophysics. Nominee and nominator must be members of the Society in good standing.Nominator must submit completed Nomination Application through the online portal and required documents in PDF Format. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Nominee and nominator must be members of the Society in good standing.

Ineligibility

Awards Committee members and Council members are not eligible for Society Awards during their term.