The Dalsemer Award from the American Lung Association is a mentored research award to facilitate the transition to independent research in the mechanisms and biology of interstitial lung disease. At the time of application, the applicant must hold a doctoral degree and have a faculty appointment or equivalent with demonstrated institutional commitment (salary support, research space) in a recognized academic or other not-for-profit institution in the USA. Fellows and PhD post-docs are eligible to apply only if their Department Chair can assure a promotion to faculty status by the start of the award. MD applicants must have completed two years of post-doctoral research training by the start of the award. Applicants must be United States citizens or foreign nationals with the legal right to work in the USA.
The award provides 50,000 USD/year for 2 years (no indirect costs). Applications close on December 15, 2022.
