What is the Early Career Scientist program?
In 2007, HHMI began to look for other opportunities to diversify its research portfolio. As the Institute’s scientific leadership considered where HHMI’s resources could have the greatest impact, the answer was clear: The problems facing early career faculty had reached a point where the situation had become a threat to the vitality of the nation’s biomedical research capabilities. The Institute responded to this challenge by establishing the Early Career Scientist program to provide much needed support to some of the nation’s best early career faculty at a time when they most need the help. The nonrenewable, six-year appointment enables them to pursue their boldest ideas without having to worry about obtaining grants to fund those experiments.
