Application FAQs
What materials are needed to apply?
Prospective Scholars must submit the following materials:
A current CV/Resume
Letter of Good Standing from home institution
Scholar’s Personal Statement
- Prospective scholars must submit a personal statement detailing relevant experience, career goals, and research interests which are specific to the goals of the training program. Please share proposed mentors for the duration of the program, if known.
Two Letters of Recommendation
- Prospective scholars must provide contact details including emails from two Recommenders. Recommenders will receive communication via email from the CJRT to submit letters of recommendation.
What degrees are needed to apply?
Typical applicants include highly qualified pre-doctoral candidates, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty. Applicants with advanced degrees typically have PhDs or MD. To have an idea of where people are in their careers when joining a cohort, please refer to previous cohort bios: https://brownhealthcjrt.org/cjrt-cohorts/.
Who counts as junior faculty?
We’re looking for early-career faculty, typically Assistant Professors who have not obtained independent funding. These are typically faculty members who are planning a career development award application, or faculty who already have a career development award and are planning the next phases of their research funding (e.g., transition to R-series funding).
What is a letter of good standing?
A letter of good standing is a document from your institution that confirms your stated position within the institution. It can be a promotion letter, or a brief memo from someone within your institution stating that you are in good standing.
Can people on a green card apply?
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or a noncitizen national of the U.S.
Who can serve as a reference? What is the role of references?
Your references can be anyone who can speak to your professional qualifications as they relate to the CJRT. References are required to submit letters of support by the application deadline. They will receive an email after you submit the application with instructions for submission.
When do applications close?
Applications to join the CJRT new cohort are typically due in mid-April. Please consult our Call for Applications or reach out to the brownhealthcjrt@gmail.com for this year’s deadline.
How long should the personal statement be?
Personal statements are typically one or two pages in length. However, the personal statement has no specific requirements. Feel free to share as much or as little as you’d like to best represent your experiences, interests, and how you think you would benefit from the CJRT program.