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Sinsheimer Scholar Award

Sinsheimer Portal

New Requirement: All applications for this internal competition must be submitted via InfoReady. You can sign in using your Net-ID and your @stonybrook.edu email address. Please allow sufficient time to familiarize yourself with the portal prior to submitting your pre-application. Pre-application requirements are listed in the announcement below.

The Renaissance School of Medicine and OR&I invite applications for the J.P. Morgan and Alexandrine and Alexander L. Sinsheimer Fund Sinsheimer Scholar Award. Stony Brook University can nominate ONE candidate for this program.

Please see below for details. If you are interested in applying, you must submit a pre-application via the Sinsheimer Portal in InfoReady by Monday, May 19, 2025 at 9 am*. Pre-applications for internal review and selection must be uploaded to the portal as a single PDF document. 

WHAT DOES IT FUND: This program provides funding to individuals who demonstrate potential for making major contributions with respect to the prevention or cure of human disease. Priority will be given to funding researchers who have not yet received prestigious awards for their research.   

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Only School of Medicine faculty are eligible to apply. 
  • Researchers must be within five years of being appointed Assistant Professor. 
  • The Committee places priority on funding researchers who have not yet received prestigious awards for their research. Researchers who have already obtained substantial independent funding, will likely not qualify for this grant. Award amounts above the Sinsheimer Scholar Award amount are considered substantial independent funding, such as major NIH awards. 

AWARD: Up to $200,000 payable over two years (up to $100,000 each year); indirect costs are NOT allowed

SPONSOR DEADLINE: July 1, 2025

A complete pre-application should comprise of the following:

  • A research plan (2-page limit).  Must include: a. Objectives or aims of research, including significance of research and/or broader impact to the field; b. Design/methods; c. Expected results; d. How would you use these funds in a way that would be most transformative for your research?; e. Is there an overlap with this award in another lab?
  • Letter of recommendation from Department Chairperson 
  • Current/pending research support (1-page limit)
  • CV with Bibliography of publications

*If you anticipate submitting to this internal competition, please send us an email at OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.eduto let us know as soon as possible.