Applications are now being accepted for the Halcomb Fellowship in Medicine and Engineering. The fellowship consists of an annual stipend of $30,000 with the option of renewal for a second year based on research project progress.
Applicant must be a current graduate student in the College of Engineering and shall have active mentor(s) in one of the following colleges: College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy or College of Health Sciences. Applicants should also have a record of intellectual and academic achievement and leadership ability. A primary goal of the Halcomb Fellowship is to prepare graduate students for research that not only advances science, but also serves patients and has a positive impact in healthcare.
College of Engineering Applicants
Applicants must have active mentors in the fields of both engineering and one of the following: medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or health sciences. For example, an applicant could be advised by a major professor with a faculty appointment in the College of Engineering, along with a co-mentor in the College of Medicine (or vice versa) or in the College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy or College of Health Sciences. Note that it is not required that both mentors have faculty appointments, i.e., an applicant with a mentor in industry would be eligible. Applicants whose mentors are clinicians with active partnerships and/or collaborations with industry are strongly encouraged.
College of Medicine Applicants
Applicants must have mentors in the fields of both engineering and medicine, with one typical situation involving a major professor with a faculty appointment in the College of Engineering, along with a co-mentor in the College of Medicine (or vice versa). Note that it is not required that both mentors have faculty appointments, i.e., an applicant with a mentor in industry would be eligible. Applicants whose mentors are clinicians with active partnerships and/or collaborations with industry are strongly encouraged.
A complete application will contain the following components in the specified order.
- Curriculum vita
- Research prospectus, written by the student, containing: (3-page limit, excluding references, following NIH formatting guidelines):
- Specific Aims
- Significance
- Innovation
- Approach
- Path to clinical application
- Personal statement addressing how the project fits the applicant’s training, as well as personal and career goals in relation to developing future technologies for positively influencing human health and healthcare. (2-page limit)
- Letters from each of the two mentors. Mentor letters should address the applicant’s academic and research qualities as well as the mentorship team and planned engagement with the student.
- NIH-style biosketches for both mentors and any other collaborators or partners.
- Reference(s) from individuals other than the primary mentors (limit 2)
Note: Finalists will be interviewed by the Halcomb Fellowship Selection Committee.
Submit application materials as a single PDF file to engr-research@uky.edu. The deadline for receipt of applications is noon on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
Questions may be addressed to Dr. John Balk, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering or Dr. Rebecca Dutch, Vice Dean for Research, College of Medicine.