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are basic science researchers and physician-scientists in the biomedical and life science disciplines.

This includes, but is not limited to, women of any ethnic or racial group as well as any individual identifying as Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, or American Indian / Alaska Native.

are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The program application is open to individuals who:

During her tenure, the Institute made significant changes to its process for selecting the scientists in which it invests, opening its doors to an ever-increasing pool of applicants. A former chair of the trustees, she was one of the eight original trustees appointed in 1984 to govern the Institute. Gray Fellows Program honors the contributions of Hanna Holborn Gray, PhD, over her 28 years of service as a trustee of HHMI. Fellows have freedom to change their research focus and follow their own curiosity for the duration of the award. Gray Fellows competition is open to those dedicated to basic research from both doctoral and/or medical training paths in the biomedical and life science disciplines, including plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology. In keeping with HHMI’s “people, not projects” philosophy, the Hanna H.

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Each fellow participates in professional development, mentorship, and networking with their community of peers and the broader HHMI community of scientists across career stages. Fellows receive funding to support their postdoctoral training and may continue to receive funding during their early career years as independent faculty. The Institute pledged to select up to 25 Hanna Gray Fellows annually for the next decade. In 2021, HHMI expanded our commitment to advance inclusion at key career stages in academic science. Since 2017, HHMI has held regular competitions to select Hanna Gray Fellows. Through their successful careers, HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows will become leaders in academic research and inspire future generations of scientists. Gray Fellows Program is to recruit and retain individuals from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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