The Two-Year Scholar Awards are postdoctoral fellowships that provide two years of salary support, plus supplies and/or travel costs toward medical research on pediatric HIV/AIDS. These awards provide a powerful incentive for a new generation of scientists to take an early professional interest in studying pediatric HIV/AIDS. Scientists are supported by a mentor experienced in HIV/AIDS research. Through this mentoring relationship, a growing number of talented investigators are focusing their efforts on helping to bring an end to HIV/AIDS in children.

To date, the Foundation has funded more than 104 Scholar Awards for more than $6.6 million.

Details of this program:

• The Two-Year Scholar Awards provide a postdoctoral fellowship for clinicians and scientists in developed countries.
• The award provides two years of salary support and up to $10,000 for supplies or travel.
• Annual salaries—based on years of postdoctoral experience—range from $30,000 to $46,000.
• Scholars must select an experienced sponsor with appropriate qualifications to oversee the proposed research. The sponsor should be a faculty member with an advanced degree (M.D. or Ph.D.) who will oversee the research, provide guidance to the applicant, and can provide evidence of the institution's commitment to the career development of the applicant.
• Check back soon for more information on the Letter of Intent and the Application form.
• For more information, contact research@pedaids.org.

Congratulations to the 2005 Two-Year Scholar Award recipients:

Melissa Farrow, Ph.D.
College of the Holy Cross 
"Investigation of the Expression of Anti-HIV APOBEC3 Family Members"

Vandana Kalia, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine 
"Development of CD8 T Cell Immunological Memory"

Surojit Sarkar, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
"Immune Reconstitution and Reversal of T Cell Exhaustion During Chronic Infection"

Award recipient archives