Ats Early Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Applicants may be a: • junior faculty member up to and including the rank of assistant professor • postdoctoral scholar • doctoral candidate • fellow Postdoctoral scholars, doctoral candidates, and fellows must complete their training by the award start date of July 1, 2025 AND have a pending postdoctoral or faculty appointment. 4. [...] Applicants must be engaged principally in basic science, translation, and/or clinical research, with a proposal aimed at understanding the pathways and pathophysiology of pulmonary vascular disease. Last updated by ATS 8/22/2024 2 6. [...] • Grants will not be awarded to applicants with salaries largely derived from commercial organizations in the pharmaceutical or allied industries. However, research support from commercial organizations is allowed. 8. [...] The applicant’s mentor should: • be involved in overseeing the means for adequate funding to support necessary research. [...] • ensure protected time for the applicant to complete their research and to investigate career development. [...] • The points above must be addressed in the mentor's letter (see additional information below). 9. [...] Length and Budget: The project must be achievable within the one-year grant time frame and $100,000 budget allocation. [...] Additional funding sources are acceptable and must be clearly indicated in the proposal. 3. [...] Letter of Support The mentor should describe their commitment to the investigator’s faculty appointment and general career development. [...] Co-investigators may be included; the specific role of each co-investigator and justification will be evaluated.