Post Doc Information

SPA manages the pre-award process at the Medical School. We can help you find funding opportunities, advise you on proposal preparation, and eventually aid you in the set up of your newly awarded account.

Responsible Conduct of Research Training Sessions

The Program in the Practice of Scientific Investigation (PPSI) has been developed within the HMS Division of Medical Ethics to offer educational session in the responsible conduct of research for postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences. The Program puts on a series of training sessions each academic year addressing topics in ethics and scientific research; completion of the program is required for all HMS postdoctoral fellows, regardless of funding source. Learn More

Funding Opportunities

Depending on what type of funding you need, here is a list of sources to review:

• Funding Opportunities - provides information about general funding opportunties
• Internal Funding - a list of opportunities offered through HMS. Look for okay for post-docs notation.

Some sponsors that do not require the applicant to be a US citizen (or green card holder):

• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
• Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fund
• Arthiritis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Cancer Research Institute Fellowships
• Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Cooley's Anemia Foundation
• EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Human Frontier Science Program Fellowships
• Immune Deficiency Foundation Novartis Fellowship
• Irvington Institute for Medical Research Fellowships
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Life Sciences Research Foundation Fellowship
• Lupus Foundation of America Fellowship
• NATO Science and Engineering Fellowships
• Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellowships
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
  
  Note: We remind you that these are not the only funding sources that do not require US citizenship, therefore we strongly suggest that you complement your search by using GRANTS-NET.

Funding Search Engines

We strongly suggest three search engines that are particularly well suited for trainees and post-docs.

• Grants-Net- A joint venture of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). It was created as a free resource for those searching for training opportunities in the biomedical Sciences (undergraduate, graduate, Fellows). It is free, but you do need to sign up. This site is particularly well suited to trainees.
• SPIN- Database of federal and nonfederal funding opportunities, searchable by anyone using a computer with a Harvard Internet Protocol (IP) address.
• COS (Community of Science) -- sign up to get funding alerts.

Once you are ready to begin the application process, contact your department administrator and financial manager. If you have any other questions or need some assistance, please call our main line at 617-432-1596 or contact your SPA representative.