The LSRF award provides three years of support to a named postdoctoral researcher at a non-profit university or research institution. The award is paid to the non-profit university or research institution where the researcher is carrying out their project and is solely for the benefit of the named researcher. U.S. citizens are eligible to work in any geographic location. Non-U.S. citizens must work in a U.S. laboratory to be eligible for an award. Applicants must apply within 5 years of receiving their PhD (or MD/DVM whichever was awarded later) as of October 1, 2024. Those who received their PhD before October 1, 2019 are not eligible to apply. Applicants may apply before defending their thesis but they must have their degree by the time the award is activated on August 1, 2025. Applicants must have begun (or will begin) working in your proposed postdoc lab between August 1, 2023 and July 31, 2025. The application requires a letter of acceptance from their proposed postdoctoral supervisor. Another three reference letters must also be submitted. They must come from associates who can critically appraise the applicant's qualifications. One letter should be from the applicant's thesis advisor. If the applicant's thesis advisor is unable to provide a letter, an alternate faculty member most familiar with the applicant's thesis work may be substituted. Applicants must complete their postdoctoral training in a lab different from that of their graduate (thesis) lab. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.