POSTDOC | 2012 Kauffman Foundation Emerging Postdoctral Entrepreneur Award

Nominations Open for the Kauffman Foundation  Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Awards

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2012 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral and Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur awards. The awards recognize exceptional former and current postdocs who are working to commercialize research. The awards will be presented at the NPA 10th Annual Meeting, March 16-18, 2012, to be held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. The Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur will receive a $10,000 honorarium and a travel stipend. The Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award will receive a $2,500 honorarium and a travel stipend. To read detailed eligibility requirements and application instructions, click here.

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The Kauffman Foundation Seeks Your Input

The Kauffman Foundation is seeking input on a curriculum currently being developed for a life sciences entrepreneurship conference. The curriculum is being developed to help entrepreneurs in the life sciences transform their ideas and discoveries into commercially viable products or services. The content will initially be presented during a 2-day conference in 2012. Please complete the survey here to help in establishing the educational needs of today's life science entrepreneur.