2025 Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Cancer Research Institute
Good news! There is a CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship available right now. The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship, its advantages, and the application process will all be covered in depth in this post.
International students might apply for the fully funded CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025–2026. The purpose of this scholarship is postdoctoral research study. Up to $59,000 and $1,500 annually are provided by this fellowship to assist in covering the fellow’s medical expenses, travel expenses to scientific conferences, and/or research supplies.
The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports talented young researchers who want to learn fundamental immunology or immunology for cancer at prominent universities and research facilities around the world.
Postdoctoral fellowships encourage young, talented researchers to learn the basics of immunology and cancer immunology in the world’s largest universities and healthcare facilities. A committee of the Science Consultative Board will review each candidate. Research that directly impacts cancer immunology is of particular interest to CRI.
Overview of the Scholarship
• Study Level: Postdoctoral
• Study in: The fellowship must be conducted at a non-profit organization, either domestically or outside.
• Institution(s): Cancer Research Institute (CRI).
• Possibility Focus Areas: The candidate must have a direct job in immunology or cancer immunology.
• Annually, the deadline is September 1st, March 1st.
Scholarship Reports
The following benefits are offered to recipients of the CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program:
• Newly awarded fellowships offer a stipend of $55,000 for the first year, $57,000 for the second year, and $59,000 for the third year.
• Additionally, the host institution receives a $1,500 annual allowance that can be used at the sponsor’s discretion to help cover the fellow’s medical expenses, research supplies, and/or travel expenses to scientific meetings.
Qualifications for Postdoctoral Fellowships at CRI Irvington
These factors should be taken into account in order to qualify for the CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program:
English is one of the required languages.
• All nations in the world are eligible.
• Candidates must be employed in fields closely associated with immunology or cancer immunology in order to be considered for the CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. An eligible project must be relevant to the fight against cancer and fall within the broad subject of immunology.
• By the date of grant activation, candidates must have earned a PhD, and they must carry out their intended research under the supervision of a sponsor who has a formal appointment at the host university.
- Only in exceptional circumstances will applicants who have already spent three or more years in a sponsor’s laboratory by the fellowship start date be considered for a fellowship award;
• The fellowship can be performed in the United States or abroad, but it must take place at a non-profit institution;
• Applicants with five or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience are not eligible, with the exception of M.D. applicants, who should not include years of residency in this calculation. Citizenship limitations do not apply.
• Faculty sponsors may only have a maximum of three CRI-supported fellows at any given time, and each sponsor may only submit one fellow application per application round.
What is the application process for the Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at CRI?
Please click the link to the official website at the end. Here are some crucial actions to take in order to receive this scholarship, though.
(1) Fill out the application in PDF format. The following people must sign the Institutional Certifications part of the form when it has been completed, printed, and signed:
• A certifying officer or Internal Review Board (IRB), who can confirm that the proposal complies with institutional and governmental requirements.
• The administrative officer of the organization.
• The financial officer of the organization.
(2) When filling out the online application, you should scan your completed form as a PDF and upload it along with your other supporting documents.
(3) The following supporting documents should be included in a single PDF document on the last page of the application to be uploaded, in this order:
• The complete application in PDF format, starting with the cover page. For part three, kindly confirm that all signatures have been acquired.
• A succinct overview of the candidate’s experience and research achievements.
• A list of other funding sources with deadlines for applications that have been or will be submitted.
• The applicant’s bibliography and curriculum vitae.
- A succinct overview of your project that explains how the planned study contributes to our knowledge of the immune system’s function in cancer and/or the use of immunological treatments for cancer.
• A research abstract that explains the significance of the proposed study and its possible clinical application in plain English. (To raise money)
• A succinct study proposal (no more than six pages, including tables and figures but excluding references) that covers the background, significance, particular goals, materials, and techniques.
• A letter outlining the sponsor’s credentials to oversee the proposed research and introducing the applicant. The guarantee that the applicant’s project would be carried out directly under the sponsor’s supervision must be included in the letter. - A list of the sponsor’s existing research support, the sponsor’s curriculum vitae or biosketch, and a bibliography (restrict the bibliography to the last five years or to articles pertinent to the planned research).
•It is necessary to have two recommendation letters. The thesis adviser of the applicant must provide one letter. A person who is familiar with the applicant’s work should write the second letter. One of these letters cannot be submitted by the sponsor. For more information, get in touch with CRI if the sponsor also served as the applicant’s thesis advisor.
Note: All files must be merged into a single document and given the following name: Brown, John pdf, for example, if your name is John Brown. Don’t send in more than one attachment.
If you encounter problems uploading your attachment, email it to grants@cancerresearch.org
Website
Please visit the official website to learn more about the CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program:
