🔬 Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship – Advance Your Research at the Chemistry-Biology Interface! 🧪🧬
The Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship by the American Chemical Society (ACS) offers a prestigious two-year postdoctoral opportunity for Ph.D. candidates pursuing cutting-edge research at the intersection of chemistry and biology. 🌍✨
💰 Fellowship Award:
📌 $85,000 per year for two years
📌 Research can be conducted at one or more nonprofit institutions worldwide
🎯 Eligibility Criteria:
✔ Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (earned within the competition year or previous year)
✔ Research focus at the chemistry-biology interface
✔ No age or nationality restrictions 🌏
✔ Must be nominated by a U.S. Ph.D.-granting Chemistry Department
📩 Nomination Process:
🔹 Only selected U.S. doctoral chemistry departments are invited to nominate a candidate.
🔹 Applications are reviewed by an expert panel, with the awardee announced by June.
🔹 The fellowship begins by January 1 of the following year.
📜 Honoring a Legacy:
Established in memory of Dr. Irving S. Sigal, a pioneering biochemist who tragically lost his life on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988, the fellowship continues his vision of advancing enzymology and protein research through site-directed mutagenesis.
📩 Interested? Inquiries can be sent to: sigalinfo@acs.org
🔗 More details: ACS Sigal Fellowship
