The
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award that enables early-career faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research. It supports research that goes beyond current work in bioethics to help resolve pressing ethical issues in clinical, biomedical and public health decision-making, policy and practice to create a community that enhances future bioethics research by scholars and alums.
Each year, the Foundation selects approximately three Greenwall Faculty Scholars. Faculty Scholars are selected on the basis of the strength of their research project, their commitment to the field of bioethics, their achievements, their potential for growth as a bioethics scholar, and support from their home institution, including after the end of this award. While the amount and quality of an applicant’s research in bioethics will count favorably towards their application, outstanding candidates with less direct experience in bioethics will also be considered when their proposed work aims to advance the bioethics field.
FUNDING INFORMATION: Selected scholars are provided with:
- 50% of their salary plus benefits for three years, up to the NIH salary cap, with 10% institutional costs for the salary and benefits
- $5,000 annually for limited project support and travel (no indirect costs are provided for these items)
This funding is intended to ensure that at least 50% of the scholar’s time is devoted to bioethics research.
Scholars and alums attend twice-yearly meetings, where they present their work in progress, receive feedback and mentoring from the Faculty Scholars Program Committee and other scholars and alums, and have the opportunity to develop collaborations with other researchers.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
Applicants must:
- Be junior faculty members at a university or non-profit research institute that has tax-exempt status in the United States
- Hold a faculty appointment (or other long-term research position outside a university) that allows at least 50% of their effort to perform research (often this is a faculty position with at least a 60% appointment in a tenure-track position or its equivalent)
Priority will be given to applicants who have not yet been considered for tenure or an equivalent promotion; whose research will have an impact on clinical, biomedical and public health decision-making, policy and practice; and who will make important contributions to the field of bioethics over their careers.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: BU faculty who submit grants through BU can send the materials listed below via InfoReady Review by Aug. 4, 2025. BU faculty who submit grants through BMC, please contact Carolina Giudice at carolina.giudice@bmc.org, strategic research growth program manager by July 23, 2025. Consult the BUMC Home Institution Finder if you are uncertain whether you submit grants through BU or BMC.
- Short questions outlined in InfoReady Review
- One-page project summary describing the important bioethics issue being addressed and how the proposed project would meaningfully contribute to understanding this issue in an innovative way. References may be included on a second page.
- Up-to-date CV.
A faculty committee will review internal proposals and select nominees. Foundation Relations will work with the nominees to develop and submit the institutional nomination letter and applicant materials by Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
DEADLINES
- Internal Materials Due: Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
- Anticipated Notification Date: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
- LOI Deadline: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025
- Invitations to Submit Application: Jan. 5, 2026
In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy.
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