Slots: 1 nominee per nursing or medical school. A candidate has been chosen.
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: June 14, 2024, 5pm PT Closed.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: September 15, 2024
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Anticipated Award Amount: $100,000 in salary support per year for two years for 50% protected time to pursue a mentored educational project at the home institution + $25,000 per year for two years for professional development activities. (no indirects, no fringe)
Note: If $100K per year of salary support from the award does not fully cover 50% of a Scholar’s time, the Scholar’s institution is expected to make up the difference to ensure at least 50% protection of the Scholar’s time.
Who May Serve as PI:
- Be a benefits-eligible faculty member in a United States accredited nursing school, allopathic medical school, or osteopathic medical school. Candidates should have approximately three to eight years of faculty experience at the time of application.
- Be a doctorally prepared faculty member in good standing at the sponsoring school.
- Be nominated by the dean of the nursing or medical school. There can be only one nominee per nursing or medical school, and a nursing or medical school with a first-year Macy Faculty Scholar is precluded from nominating a candidate.
- Have an educational scholarship project with the appropriate institutional support.
- Have a faculty mentor who will advise the candidate on the candidate’s educational project and career development.
- Have an institutional commitment for the protection of 50% of the candidate’s time.
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories.
A strong candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to a career as an educator in the health professions, show early promise as an educator and leader, have evidence of scholarship in education, and be in a position to directly influence learners in the local environment. The merit of the candidate’s proposed project and its likelihood of influencing national trends in health professions education and, ultimately, the health of the public are also considerations.
Projects of interest to the funder should involve the clinical learning environment and address one or more of the following:
- Promote diversity, equity, and belonging,
- Increase collaboration among future health professionals,
- Prepare future health professionals to navigate ethical dilemmas.
Link to Award: https://macyfoundation.org/macy-scholars/apply
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The Macy Faculty Scholars Program, now in its second decade, aims to identify and nurture promising early-career educators in medicine and nursing. The program will help develop the next generation of national leaders in medical and nursing education by identifying outstanding educators, physicians, nurses, and role models—individuals who represent the breadth of diversity seen in learners, patient populations, and health care settings around the country. By providing the Scholars with resources—especially protected time, mentorship, and a professional network of colleagues—the program aims to accelerate Scholars’ careers, to turn their teaching practice into scholarship, and to help them become impactful leaders locally, nationally, and beyond.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.