Shore Program - Current Award Opportunities

• Application Opens: Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 10:00 AM
• Application Closes: Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 5:00 PM
• Endorsement Deadline: Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 5:00 PM
• Award Notifications: May/June 2023

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Have an academic appointment as Instructor or Assistant Professor (to confirm your active academic appointment, click here on Harvard Catalyst profiles)
• Hold an MD, DMD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree
• Have a named Project Mentor
• Be endorsed by Project Mentor
• Provide information on IRB/IACUC status, if currently under review
• Past award recipients are ineligible*

*Some department exceptions apply. For detailed information regarding application requirements, endorsement and evaluation criteria, and eligibility for a specific department, division, or institutional award, you can view or download the following documents:

Request for Applications (RFA)(.pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)(.pdf)
Application Checklist (.pdf)
Shore Program Application Questions (.doc)
Shore Program Academic Promise Template (.doc)

Eligible faculty must submit a completed application for consideration to the award opportunities listed above. In addition to basic demographic information, the application will include a series of questions focused on personal need. The following project related details (submitted as a single .pdf document) along with an endorsement by the applicant's project mentor will be part of the final submission. Formal instructions, including a form template can be found under "Eligibilty Requirements".

‘Academic Project’ requirements include:

• Project Title
• Project Description (based on Academic Promise) (max 2-pages)
• Budget Narrative (max 1-page)
• Sample Budget Table (max 1-page)
• Faculty of Medicine Curriculum Vitae (no NIH Biosketch)
• IRB/IACUC approval or submission confirmation, if currently under review

Endorsement
Each application must include an endorsement from the applicant’s project mentor. Applicants will be prompted to include their endorsers’ name and email address in order for the online endorsement request to be sent directly from the application system.

Click on the link below to start your application.  Application will open on January 4th, 2023.

IMPORTANT: This application form cannot be saved prior to submission. Please prepare and save your responses elsewhere prior to completing this application to prevent data loss.

Shore Program and Application Information Session/Q&A
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
4:00 - 5:00 PM

REGISTER HERE: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2GHDohP4S0ioN7Gv83yx0w

Session Description:
This 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A, is a great introduction to the Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards Program at Harvard Medical School. Attendees will learn about the application process managed by the Office for Faculty Affairs, external applications and more.  Session will be recorded.

We encourage attendees to review our website before arriving to better facilitate engagement and allow more time to ask questions. https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/shore-program-current-award-opportunities

Intended Audience:

• Current HMS/HSDM faculty at the rank of instructor or assistant professor (to confirm your academic appointment, click here on Harvard Catalyst profiles)
• Hold an MD, DMD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree

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Watch the recording of the December 15, 2022 Information Session here: