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Introduction
Located in Paris and founded by Louis Pasteur in 1887,
the Institut Pasteur is one of the world’s leading
private non-profit centers for infectious disease research.
With 2500 staff members representing 60 nationalities,
its 130 research labs are devoted to the basic science
of improving global public health. In collaboration
with the Institut Pasteur, the Pasteur Foundation has
launched a program to bring U.S. post-doctoral researchers
to work at the Institut Pasteur laboratories. The program
is supported through the generosity of U.S. donors,
particularly the Florence Gould Foundation in New York.
Guided by the institute’s administration, which
seeks to develop international scientific exchanges
to ensure the vitality and quality of Institut Pasteur
labs, this program is for American citizens only and
does not apply to candidates already in France. The
grants are $70,000 ($55,000 fellowship plus $15,000
bench fees to support the research) per year for a
term of three years. Attention will be given to the
Pasteur Foundation Fellows so that their time on the
Parisian campus of the Institut Pasteur is an enriching
experience not only scientifically, but also personally
and culturally.
All applications must be processed and endorsed by
the MIT Distinguished Fellowships Office, 12-189. You should
review this site and the official
Pasteur web site, and then consult with the MIT
Foreign Scholarship Committee for more information.
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Quick Facts
| Field of Study |
All
scientific disciplines |
| Type |
Post-Doctoral |
| Place of Study |
Paris,
France |
| Award amount |
$70,000
per year |
| MIT Deadline |
January
19 |
| National Deadline |
February 8 |
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Eligibility
To be eligible you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen who is not already in France.
- Have a Ph.D. by the time you begin the fellowship.
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Selection Criteria
Applicants are chosen on the basis of:
- Research proposal
- Letter of request from the sponsoring head of the
host laboratory or unit at the Institut Pasteur
- Letter of support justifying the project from the
head of the department at the Institut Pasteur
- Letters of recommendation
- Publications and scientific accomplishments
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Application (see official
site for details
and forms)
Applications must be mailed to the Institut
Pasteur at the address below. Complete applications
consist of the following materials:
One (1) copy of:
- Passport size photo
- Reprints of your most significant publications
(1 copy each)
- 2 sealed letters of recommendation addressed directly
to the Direction de l’Évaluation Scientifique
- A letter of support justifying the project from
the head of department (Institut Pasteur) to be sent
directly to the Direction de l’Évaluation
Scientifique
Thirteen (13) copies of:
- A letter of request from the sponsoring head of
the host laboratory
- Your curriculum vitae (2 pages), list of publications
and a synopsis of scientific accomplishments (3 pages)
- A brief description of your research program (3
pages), emphasizing how it relates to the work-in-progress
in the host unit or lab
- Summary of the research program (15 to 20 lines)
In addition, send a PDF version of the following to bourses@pasteur.fr AND PasteurUS@aol.com by
the application deadline:
- Your CV
- Research program description
- Research program summary
- Institutional endorsement (provided by MIT)
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Timeline
| Spring |
- Meet with a foreign scholarship advisor.
Appointments can be made by sending mail to scholarships@mit.eduor
by visiting the Distinguished Fellowships Office
in 12-189.
- Send mail to scholarships@mit.edu to
be added to the mailing list and to receive
information about upcoming workshops, fellowship
deadlines, etc.
- Attend a workshop on foreign scholarships.
- Fill out pre-application
form and submit to Distinguished Fellowships
Office, 12-189. On receipt of this form,
the office will open a file for you.
- Research and develop your study or research
plan.
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| Summer |
- Identify and contact a host laboratory to
serve as your sponsor; you may find a list of
Institut Pasteur laboratories and units.
- Download and begin your application.
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| Fall |
- Draft your research proposal; review and
revise your application.
- Line up faculty to write your recommendations
and provide them with all the information they
need to supply letters of recommendation by
January.
- Contact host laboratory to make sure you
will have your sponsorship letter by January.
- Sign up for campus interview by emailing scholarships@mit.edu.
- Seek the advice of faculty, staff and fellow
students to increase the strength of your application.
Staff in the Distinguished Fellowships Office are
available to critique your essays.
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| January
19 |
- Copy of application (except for passport
photo and PDF documents) due to MIT, 12-189;
required so that MIT may write you an institutional
endorsement.
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| February 8 |
- Applications due to the Institut Pasteur
in Paris, France ; must be mailed to address below.
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| Spring |
- Recipients will be notified.
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Winners
Not available currently.
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