Scholar Award Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to submit a letter of intent prior to submitting the application?

What do I need to include in my letter of intent?

If I have been selected to participate in the Clinical Research Training Institute, am I eligible for the Scholar Awards?

What are the citizenship requirements for applicants?

Do I need to be a member of ASH to apply to the letter of intent?

How much of my full-time professional effort must be devoted to research?

Are awardees permitted to have simultaneous funding?

When is the application due?

Can I change the focus of my research after I submit an LOI?

What are the format requirements for the documents that are uploaded for the Scholar Award application?

How strong are the restrictions on the page limit of the career development plan and project narrative?

What if I change institutions after I submit the letter of intent?

What are letters of collaboration?

What if I know that I am changing institutions but the change comes after the application deadline—which mentors and institution do I use to apply?

If I become an Assistant Professor after the LOI deadline but before the application is due, do I still apply as a fellow?

How many applications can be submitted from the same institution and its affiliates?

How many applications can be submitted from the same laboratory/primary mentor?

Can I submit a CV instead of an NIH biosketch?

I am applying in a fellow category. Can I use the NIH post-doctoral fellowship biosketch format instead of the generic NIH biosketch?

What qualifies as a resubmission for the ASH Scholar Award?

What is the benefit of the one page response to critiques that accompanies resubmissions?

Is there a limit on the number of resubmissions for the ASH Scholar Award?

If I have applied to the Scholar Award before, do I have to submit an LOI?

Are there restrictions on who can be my mentor?

What if I am an independent investigator (junior faculty) and do not have a mentor?

Do both my primary mentor and secondary mentor need to be ASH members?

How do I know if my primary mentor or secondary mentor is an ASH member?

Does my primary mentor have to be from my institution?

Does my primary mentor have to use the NIH biosketch for the ASH Scholar Awards?

If I have two mentors, can they act as co-mentors?

What if I want to change mentors?

What should my institutional commitment include?

What if my primary mentor is the Chair/Head of my department. Who should write the Institutional Commitment letter?

What is the supplemental budget for?

What items are allowed to be included within the Scholar Award budget?

Are indirect costs allowed through the ASH Scholar Awards?

Are travel expenses allowed within the Scholar Award budget?

What percentage of the budget may be allocated to fringe benefits?

Where do I include information regarding expenses for patient care within the Scholar Award budget?

How do I acknowledge the American Society of Hematology when I publish an article? Do I have a grant number to cite?

What if I have shares or an interest in a patent or tec

Does my ASH Scholar Award come with any benefits?