Aside from the Sponsor, who else is involved in the application process and beyond?
There are several individuals involved in shepherding you through the application process and, if successful, your Sarnoff research year. The Sponsor is your counselor and advocate from your home institution. If selected as a finalist, you will be interviewed by members of the Sarnoff Scientific Committee. Once accepted as a Sarnoff Fellow, you are assigned an Advisor, who is a senior cardiovascular scientist and a member of the Sarnoff Scientific Committee. S/he will assist you in selecting the right research opportunity, and will track your progress closely over the course of your Sarnoff Fellowship year. The Preceptor is the investigator in whose laboratory or research group you will spend your research year. What do I write about in the essay? What if I am interested in a field in which I don’t have experience? How do I find a topic I’m interested in? Should I write about a topic that I intend to investigate during my Fellowship year? This is where your Sponsor can help provide gui
