The awards are designed to further the education and training of the applicant with primary emphasis placed on the individual's research promise. These awards carry special recognition at the Institution. Each recipient is encouraged to pursue his or her own research interests in association with a member of the resident staff. Each awardee is provided with office and laboratory space in close proximity to an appropriate member of the resident staff who acts as sponsor and general advisor throughout the award period. Usually, scientists with more than three to four years of postdoctoral experience are not considered eligible for these awards.
All appointees are eligible for group health insurance.
In addition, limited support is available for travel expenses, equipment, supplies and special services. If you have not done so already, we encourage you to contact one or more of our Scientific Staff Members in your area of research prior to submitting an application. This, of course, is not a condition of applying, but it does assist us in the selection for an award. We will make certain that any staff member you mention as a potential sponsor has an opportunity to review your application. Information about the research interests of the WHOI Scientific Staff is available on our home page under the subtitle WHOI Research .