To encourage talented scientists to contribute to the field of anti-doping science, the Partnership for Clean Competition is launching the PCC Fellowship Program. The program will support a qualified scientist at a leading university or nonprofit scientific institution who is interested in the field of anti-doping, who will undertake a meaningful project, and who demonstrates potential for long-term contribution to the anti-doping field. 

Applications for the fellowship are due January 10, 2012 and applicants are required to have a PhD in a physical, biological, or medical science, or a pharmacology discipline. Candidates will need to demonstrate an excellent research and academic background and an interest in anti-doping, but may have limited specific experience with research in the field. 

The selected fellow will receive a $50,000 per-year stipend in each of the first two years.  The WADA-accredited laboratory with which the applicant will collaborate or the fellow's home institution is also eligible for funds to cover overhead.

The PCC will select one fellow to participate in a two- to three-year program. During that time, the fellow will gain practical knowledge from a U.S.-based, WADA-accredited lab and use that knowledge to conduct research that supports the anti-doping field.  The two labs participating in the first year of the program include the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Lab based in Salt Lake City, UT, and the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab based in Los Angeles, CA.

 To learn more about the fellowship, please click here.

To apply for the PCC fellowship, please click here.  Applications are due to grants@cleancompetition.org by January 10, 2012.