• Network with students, postdocs, and faculty, and learn about collaboration and career opportunities at Cornell University 
• Attend the Weill Institute Symposium on October 14 and interact with prestigious invited speakers from worldwide institutions
• Spotlight your research and academic achievements
• Visit Cornell’s beautiful Ithaca, NY campus and the surrounding area

2025 Timeline:

• Application opens: February 10th, 2025
• Application deadline: April 14th, 2025 (11:59 PM EDT)
• Awardees will be notified of their application status by the end of June
• The Emerging Scholars Symposium will take place October 13th, 2025
• The 8th Weill Institute Symposium will take place on October 14th, 2025

Eligibility:

• PhD or MD-PhD candidates within approximately 2 years of anticipated degree completion, and post-docs (separate sessions will be held for grad students and post-docs)
• Significant progress made in research project

Application Materials (margins of 0.5” for all pages; minimum font size 11 for main text):

• Research statement, 1-2 pages
  • Highlight your previous research accomplishments and the impact of your past research
  • Include a brief description of future research interests
• Diversity/outreach/community building statement, up to 1 page
  • Describe your experience with regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion within your community or workplace
  • Highlight any initiatives you have led or participated in that foster a sense of belonging, connection, and empowerment for diverse groups
  • How do you plan to continue contributing to community building and outreach in the future?
• Academic CV (no more than 6 pages) or NIH biosketch
• Letter of support, preferably from the applicant’s PhD advisor or current PI

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy

At the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, we acknowledge, appreciate, and support the role of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in scientific progress and innovation. We seek applicants from all backgrounds in our programs and strive to ensure a fair and equitable process for the selection process of awardees, recognizing that excellent science is not the exclusive endeavor of one group, but of all. Read more on how we as an Institute uphold our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. To further our ability to invite traditionally disadvantaged students, we have implemented the following policies:

• No minimum GPA requirement for Scholar candidates
• Open to students and post-docs of all nationalities
• The Institute evaluates all aspects of the Scholar’s experience in the review process

Please direct questions about any aspect of this application to wicmb_scholars@cornell.edu.