Term of Fellowship
The appointment will be for three years. The Fund recognizes that in some instances there may be valid reasons for changing both laboratory and postdoctoral advisor during the course of the fellowship. Such changes require the permission of the Director with the advice of the Board of Scientific Advisors.
The JCC Fund is committed to mentoring and advancing people from all backgrounds and through its role as a funder of biomedical research, is dedicated to increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce.
Attendance at the annual symposium of the Jane Coffin Childs Fund is required each year of the fellowship. All meeting expenses for attendees’ travel, lodging, and meals hosted by JCC are paid for by JCC.
An award does not constitute an employer-employee relationship between the Foundation and the JCC Fellow, if supported by JCC or Merck.
During the term of the fellowship, postdoctoral advisors are required to provide medical benefits for the Fellow.
Please note that JCC Fellows supported by the JCC/HHMI partnership and in the laboratory of an HHMI investigator have unique terms as outlined at the time of the award by JCC and HHMI.
Stipend & Expenses
- The basic stipend is $70,000 for the first year, $72,000 for the second year, and $74,000 the third year.
- An additional $1,000 of stipend support is provided annually per dependent child under the age of 18.
- An allowance of $2,000 a year will be made available to the laboratory sponsoring the fellow for research costs. The research allowance is not to be used for travel and the use of the research funds is left to the discrepancy of the fellow and proposed postdoctoral advisor. Research funds may be carried over with approval from the program office.
- An allowance of $1,800 total will be provided at the onset of the award for travel to scientific meetings. Travel funding is to be spent over the three-year fellowship and is managed by the Fellows’ institution.
- In 2008, The Joan A. Steitz Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven was established as an Endowed Designated Fund for the benefit of Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund to provide stipends for child care to all fellows with dependents under the age of 18. There is no application or paperwork due on the part of the fellow and further information will be provided to awardees at the time of award.
- Second and third year funding of awards is contingent upon submission of an annual fiscal and narrative report.
Indirect Costs
- The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research is a non-profit organization that currently awards fellowships for full-time training of postdoctoral fellows. No indirect costs are provided to the sponsoring institution.
Intellectual Property
- Fellows should notify the Fund whenever a patent has been applied for and Jane Coffin Childs Fund has supported the awardee during the development of the patentable intellectual property.
- The Jane Coffin Childs Fund requests that awardees adhere to the established patent policy of the institution at which the primary postdoctoral advisor is working.
Communication Policy
- The Fellow should communicate new publication details during the tenure of their fellowship to the JCC Office. Fellows should acknowledge support from the Fund by including the following statement:
(FELLOW’S NAME) is a Fellow of The Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research
If presenting a poster or talk, fellows should include the Jane Coffin Childs Fund logo to their materials and designate Jane Coffin Childs Fund as a funder in all funding acknowledgements during your tenure as a fellow.