Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fund for Women Scientists in CancerResearch

Overview

In 2000, the estate of Sallie Rosen Kaplan established The Sallie Rosen Kaplan Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women Scientists in CancerResearch (SRK Fellowship). The SRK Fellowship is a highly competitive, unpaid, annual, one-year program that provides additional mentoring opportunities, networking, seminars and workshops to female National Cancer Institute (NCI) postdoctoral fellows to help them prepare for the competitive job market and help them to transition to independentResearch careers. Underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

The program addresses the fact that, based on recent observational, longitudinal and intervention studies, women in science are significantly more likely to leave the science field earlier than men, specifically at the transition from a mentored scientist to an independent investigator.

The highlight of this selective program is a 30-week course entitled “Career Building for Women in Science,” which includes two day-long workshops. Following each day-long session, Fellows will have an opportunity to network with the facilitator in a two-hour, bi-weekly meeting (for 14 weeks). The SRK Fellowship also includes mentoring opportunities with successful women scientists from government, industry and academia, as well as seminars on relevant topics such as networking, managing people, time management and how to promote yourself. This rewarding program involves an extensive time commitment, not only during the course/activity time, but also throughout the year-long fellowship.