Competition Next Steps:

• Miller Fellow nominations are currently being processed. Please do not call the office to inquire as to receipt of nomination. You may email millerinstitute@berkeley.edu to inquire and a response will be sent when time allows. As dozens of files are being processed, do not anticipate an immediate response.
• Nominees should receive an email within the next week. If you do not receive the email by September 21, please email millerinstitute@berkeley.edu.
• Nominees will be asked to solicit two letters of recommendation from individuals other than the nominator. The letter of nomination along with the two letters of recommendation are all included in the candidate's file for consideration. We do not turn down additional letters of support, but no more are required.
• Materials from the nominees are due no later than Friday, October 9, 2009.
• All candidate files are then sent to identified departments for departmental review and comment.
• Awards will begin to be offered in mid-late December and will continue into January.

Miller Research Fellowship Program

FOR APPOINTMENTS in 2010-2013

Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2009

The Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science invites department chairs and faculty advisors to assist the faculty scientists at the University of California at Berkeley by nominating candidates for Miller Research Fellowships in the basic sciences. The Miller Institute seeks to discover and encourage individuals of outstanding talent, and to provide them with the opportunity to pursue their research on the Berkeley campus. Fellows are selected on the basis of their academic achievement and the promise of their scientific research. Each Miller Fellow is hosted by an academic department on the Berkeley campus and performs his or her research in the facilities provided by the host UC Berkeley academic department. (Faculty Host Information) The Fellowships are intended for brilliant young women and men of great promise who have recently been awarded, or who are about to be awarded, the doctoral degree. A nominee cannot hold a paid or unpaid position on the Berkeley campus at the time of nomination or throughout the competition and award cycle.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is 4:00 p.m. September 10, 2009. Early nominations are encouraged to allow the candidate more time to prepare their application materials and request references by deadline. An online version of the Nomination Form (PDF) is available at the bottom of the page. Submit nominations by email, fax, or mail to the address above and to the attention of the Selection Committee. Incomplete nominations cannot be processed and will be returned to the Nominator for required information resulting in nomination processing delays.

Nominations by letter must include all of the following information:

1. Nominee's full and legal name
2. Nominee's complete and current active E-mail address, current mailing address and telephone and fax numbers
3. Nominee's Ph.D. Institution and (expected) Date of Ph.D. (month and year required)
4. Recommendation and judgment of nominee's promise by the nominator.
5. Nominator's current active E-mail address, title, and professional mailing address (include zip code/campus mail code)

This letter of nomination can be of any length, but must include all of the information requested above in order to ensure that nominees receive notification of the nomination and advice of subsequent procedures for completion of the fellowship application process. In addition to the above items, the Executive Committee also finds it helpful in the nomination letter to have the candidate compared with others at a similar stage in their development. Eligible nominees will be invited by the Institute to apply for the fellowship. Direct applications and self-nominations are not accepted. Please note that persons already in positions on the Berkeley campus are not eligible for nomination or receipt of an award. Also, nominees who are non-US citizens are contingent upon eligibility for obtaining J-1 Scholar visa status for the duration of the Miller Fellowship. The Miller Institute does not support H1B visa status. The Institute will provide an annual stipend of $60,000 and a research fund of $12,000 per annum. There is provision for travel to Berkeley for Miller Fellows and their immediate families and a maximum allowance of $3,000 for removal of personal belongings. The Miller Institute also provides benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Fellowships are awarded for three years, generally beginning August 1, 2010 and ending July 31, 2013. Approximately eight to ten Fellowships are awarded each year. Candidates will be notified of the results of the competition starting in mid-December, and a general announcement of the awards will be made in the spring.

We are grateful for your thoughtful participation in this process and hope that you regard the time you may devote to this effort justified by the contribution you will be making to the careers of distinguished young scientists.

For further questions:
Kathryn Day
Chief Administrative Officer
Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
2536 Channing Way #5190
Berkeley, CA 94720-5190
tel (510) 642-4088
fax (510) 643-7393