Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship Award
2024-26 Call for Applications (Closed)
The Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2024-26 UCSF Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship Award.
The Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship Award honors UCSF emeritus/a professors whose outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching, or public service activities have continued since retirement. The highest priority will be to support activities that benefit the campus and for which funding is not available from other sources.
Background:
Edward A. Dickson was the longest serving regent of the University of California. In 1955, Mr. Dickson presented the university with an endowment to support and maintain special annual professorships to be awarded to Emeritus/a faculty. The Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship was established on the UCSF campus in 2003.
FY 2024-26 Award:
Amount for Each Award: Up to $20,000 is available for each award recipient
Number of Awards: One or more awards are offered for FY 2024-26
Duration of Term: Two (2) fiscal years, FY 2024-26. Funds are available to recipients starting
July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2026
Open To: UCSF Emeritus/a Professors (including those on recall)
Contact: Abby Draper
- Award Requirements
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Purpose
- The award honors UCSF emeritus/a professors whose outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching, or public service activities have continued since retirement.
- The awardee(s) shall be known as the Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professor for the duration of the two-year term.
- Activities which may be recognized by the Award include any area of teaching, research, or public service. Proposed activities do not need to be directly related to the nominee’s previous career accomplishments.
- The highest priority will be to support activities that benefit the campus and for which funding is not available from other sources.
Eligibility
All UCSF emeritus/a faculty in all series, including those on recall, are eligible to apply.
Funds
A maximum of $20,000 will be available for each recipient over the course of two (2) fiscal years, FY 2024-26. Award funds are available July 1, 2024 of the first fiscal year.
- Funds may be used for any purpose in conformity with University of California guidelines.
- Appropriate use of funds may include, but is not limited to: salary for assistants, purchase of necessary supplies or services, travel that is essential to the project (i.e., travel to research, activity sites or meetings critical to the project).
- If given substantial justification, funds may be expended for anything that is necessary and reasonable to the performance of the project.
- If the proposal is part of another project that is currently funded, explain why your project is not on the budget.
- Funds may not be used for recall salary or membership dues.
- Unexpended funds must be returned to the Dickson Award account fund.
Budget Development
- A one-page budget (budget template) should include a detailed breakdown of the funds requested to support proposed activities.
- A budget justification should describe how each budget item is required to achieve the aims of the project and how the estimated costs in the budget were calculated.
- If the proposal is part of a larger project that is currently funded, an explanation should describe why the proposal is not part of the larger project budget.
Current and Pending/Other Support
- In the proposal, include a list of other funding sources (including those pending).
For more information: For more information, please review the UCSF Dickson Award Policy and Budget Guide (pdf).
- Reporting Requirements
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Final Report
Each Award recipient is required to submit a final report.
- 1 to 3-page final report is due within six months after the end of the award appointment. Recipients will receive an email reminder in advance of the due date.
- The final report should provide a brief statement of what was accomplished with the funds, the challenges encountered along the way and a financial summary.
- For detailed instructions, view/download: Final Report Outline (pdf).
Acknowledgement
- Recipients are required to acknowledge the financial support of the UCSF Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship Award in presentations, papers, posters, websites and press releases.
- Criteria and Review Process
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Criteria
The following criteria are used to evaluate and score applications:
- Feasibility
- Innovation
- Significance
- Impact
- Budget
Proposals should clearly indicate how the applicant would use the Emeriti Professorship in accordance with the purpose of the award. The highest priority will be given to proposals that benefit the UCSF campus and for which funding is not available from other sources.
Application Review Process
- Applications will be reviewed by an ad hoc Review Committee appointed by the Vice Provost Academic Affairs.
- The Review Committee is made up of five emeritus/a professors representing all four schools and a recent award recipient.
- Committee members are not eligible to apply for the Award in the year in which they serve.
- The Vice Provost will make the final decision based on the Committee’s recommendations at which point all applicants will be notified.
- Application and Submissions
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Application packet must include the following items, submitted as a single email attachment.
- Application form to be completed electronically (PDF) (Word)
- Proposal - 1 or 2 pages if possible (11–12-point font size)
- Description of project should include:
- Background and significance, including:
- Feasibility
- Innovation
- Potential impact
- Current stage of project
- Other funding sources, if any (current and pending)
- Background and significance, including:
- May also include:
- Figures and tables (to fit within the 1- to 2- page proposal, if possible)
- Bibliography may follow (no page limit)
- Description of project should include:
- Budget - see budget template and policy and budget guide
- Budget justification (1 page)
- Outlines in detail how each budget item is required to achieve the aims of the project
- Describes how the estimated costs in the budget were calculated.
- NIH-style biosketch (not to exceed 4 pages)
Submit packet by March 13, 2024
Send as a single PDF file via email to: [email protected]
Attention:
Brian Alldredge, Vice Provost Academic Affairs
c/o: Abby Draper, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost - Key Dates and Resources
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Timeline: Open for Applications January 10, 2024 Closed for Applications March 13, 2024 Applicants Notified By April 24, 2024 Deadline March 13, 2024 Resources
- Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award Recipients
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2022-24 Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award Recipient Claire D. Brindis, DrPH
Distinguished Professor and Emerita Director, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Department of Pediatrics, School of MedicineProject: Aligning UCSF Action on Climate and Health with High-Impact Policy Priorities
Donna Ferriero, MD, MS
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Mel Heyman, MD, MPH
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Kimberly S. Topp, PT, PhD, FAAA
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Gerald Cunha, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Urology, School of MedicineProject: An Experimental Model of Ovotestis
Katherine Gundling, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor Emerita, Department of Medicine, School of MedicineProject: The Health Emergency of Climate Change, Step 2: Building UCSF’s Response in Patient Education and Clinical Care
Edward Yelin, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Institute for Health Policy Studies, School of MedicineProject: The Health Impacts of Contemporary Employment: Covid-19 and Beyond
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