Principal Investigator Eligibility
Applicants (PIs) must be independent research scientists who are AAI regular members in good standing. At the time of application, the PI should have no more than $350,000 U.S. dollars (USD) in total annual direct costs (excluding PI salary) from all funding sources, including start-up funds. Funding mechanisms and levels must be confirmed by the applicant’s department head or dean via signature on the Funding Confirmation Form (included with application). A PI may submit only one fellowship application per award cycle. Applicants may request salary support for a maximum of one predoctoral student or one postdoctoral fellow. PIs who have previously received an AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship are not eligible to receive the award a second time (for the same or a different trainee). Scientists employed by for-profit corporations or government agencies, AAI Council members, and AAI Fellowship Committee members are ineligible to apply.
Trainee Eligibility
Trainees must be AAI members in good standing at the time of application and have a current Trainee Certification Form on record with AAI. Predoctoral trainees must have passed their Ph.D. qualifying/candidacy exams by the application deadline (April 1) to be eligible for a fellowship. To qualify as a candidate for postdoctoral support, the trainee must have passed his/her Ph.D. thesis defense by the fellowship application deadline. Postdoctoral fellows must be in years 1-5 of their postdoctoral training (start date on or after April 1, 2015); later-stage fellows (years 6 and beyond) will not be supported. Postdoctoral fellows who have completed five years of training and transitioned into a second postdoctoral position at the same or a different institution are not eligible for the award. Trainees funded under the fellowship program may not be supported concomitantly by other fellowships that provide salary compensation.
AAI encourages applications from and for women and underrepresented minority scientists.