LSO: Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program
The limited submission opportunity for the David and Lucille Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering 2025 is now open via InfoReady. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, February 2, 2025, 11:59pm. If you have any questions, please contact Gwen Allouch (gwen.allouch@hsc.utah.edu).
About the program: The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program provides support for highly creative researchers early in their careers; faculty members who are well established and well-funded are less likely to receive the award. Packard Fellows are inquisitive, passionate scientists and engineers who take a creative approach to their research, dare to think big, and follow new ideas wherever they lead. The Foundation emphasizes support for innovative individual research that involves the Fellows, their students, and junior colleagues, rather than extensions or components of large-scale, ongoing research programs. 2025 Guidelines can be found HERE. Recipients will receive individual grants of $875,000 distributed over five years. Of the $175,000 paid each year, $17,500 is available to the university as compensation for administrative costs.
Eligibility: Candidates must be early-career faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators engaged in research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering. Faculty candidates must be in the first three years of their faculty careers, that is, whose initial faculty appointments began no earlier than May 31, 2022, and no later than May 31, 2025. Disciplines that will be considered include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering. Candidates engaged in research in the social sciences will not be considered. If you have specific questions about your eligibility, the Foundation will host “Nomination Office Hours” for faculty members interested in applying. These meetings are optional and will not have any influence in the review process. Click here to sign up for an appointment.
To Apply: Applications will be accepted through InfoReady until Sunday, February 2, 2025. The application includes a research statement no more than 2 pages, CV, and a list of four individuals who will provide letters of support. An internal selection committee will review all applications and select up to two UofU candidates to submit full applications to the Packard Foundation. If selected, applications are due to the foundation by April 20, 2025.