The Fellowship provides salary support only in the amount of $45,000 for the first year and $50,000 for the second year. Additionally, $5,000 per year is allotted for the research project. The Grant does not provide for institutional overhead.

September 7, 2010.

Awards help attract the nation's best scientific talent to careers in lymphoma and allow them to pursue promising leads under the guidance of a Sponsor.

• Applicants must have completed two years of their fellowship, or not more than two years as a junior faculty instructor/assistant professor at the start of the award period and hold an MD, PhD or equivalent degree
• Applicants must be affiliated with a sponsoring institution in the US or Canada for the duration of the LRF Grant. Citizenship is not required
• Applicant must secure a Sponsor who will supervise the proposed research project

Other information:

• Applications are encouraged from qualified individuals without regard to age, race, religion, sex, creed, national origin, or any other characteristics protected by law
• The Fellow must spend a minimum of 80 percent of his/her time in research
• The LRF Fellow may not hold another competitively applied for fellowship title during the period of the LRF Grant. However, LRF Grants may be supplemented by funds from other sources
• There is no restriction on the number of times an individual may apply for a LRF Grant
• A previous LRF Fellow shall not be granted support other than in exceptional circumstances, which is decided on a case-by-case basis

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