Cottrell Scholar Awards

Eligibility Quiz

Cottrell Scholar Awards are for beginning faculty members who wish to excel at both research and teaching

1. Are you a faculty member at a university within the United States?

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2. Do you hold a tenure-track primary appointment in a baccalaureate and doctoral degree-granting department of astronomy, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, or physics?

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3. Is your primary appointment in a school of medicine or engineering?

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4. Was your first academic tenure-track appointment in calendar year 2006?

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Note: “primary appointment” in an academic department typically means at least 50% time is committed to the department and the determination on your academic tenure is made within the department. If your department does not offer a doctoral degree but you entertain PhD students from a different department or center, you may be eligible for the Cottrell Scholar program. If that is your situation, please contact a program officer to discuss eligibility.

This eligibility quiz is intended to expedite the application process and to prevent unnecessary effort on your part. A Program Officer at Research Corporation will ultimately determine eligibility for this program. If you have doubts about your answers to the above questions, please call a program officer.