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The Ray Wu Prize is awarded each year to graduate students for excellence in life science research. The process for selection of recipients is outlined in the following sections. The Prize: The prize consists of USD $1000, a medal, a certificate, and a citation by the Ray Wu Memorial Fund (RWMF). RWMF will serve as a liaison for the awardees who wish to seek consultation from established investigators as they develop their scientific careers. A number of awards will be made each year. Criteria: The Ray Wu Prize recognizes excellence in life science research by a graduate student for innovation, independent thinking, and dedication. Qualifications:
A candidate must be a graduate student who is pursuing a degree of Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) in an institution located in mainland Nomination: A candidate may be nominated by a faculty member of the institution from which the candidate plans to receive the PhD. The faculty member shall be a PhD mentor and is actively conducting life science research. |
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Required Materials:
A candidate who wishes to be considered for this year’s Ray Wu Prize must submit the following materials by the deadline for application: 1. A completed application form. Please download English or Chinese version of the application form. 2. A two page essay (English or Chinese) by the candidate in which the motivation of pursuing a PhD degree, personal interest in the current field of own research, and outlook for future career development should be addressed. 3. A progress report of the candidate’s current PhD research project (limited to 5 pages, not counting references). 4. A current transcript of courses taken in the PhD program. 5. A list of publications and copies of published materials. 6. Awards or honors received. 7. A letter of recommendation from the nominating faculty member, and two additional letters of recommendation from other faculty members who know the candidate well professionally. The letter must be in an envelope sealed by each faculty member. 8. The application form is signed by the Dean of the School in which the candidate is currently enrolled to certify all materials as true and authentic.
Note: Items 1 to 6 must be provided in one PDF file stored on a CD. Send the filled application form, CD and three sealed envelopes of nomination/recommendation letters in one package to the address provided.
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Important Dates
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The
Ray Wu Prize Committee Chair: Xiaodong Wang (王晓东) HHMI Investigator, and George L. MacGregor Distinguished
Chair in biomedical Science, Members: Xinnian Dong (董欣年) Arts & Sciences Endowed Professor of Biology, Xin-Yuan Fu Professor,
National University of Singapore Jun-Lin Guan Professor,
University of Michigan Nancy Y. Ip (叶玉如) Head & Chair Professor, Liqun Luo HHMI Investigator, and
Professor, Ming Luo Professor, Hong Ma Dean and Professor, School of Life Sciences, Yi Rao Dean and Professor, School of Life Sciences, Lishan Su Professor,
University of North Carolina Xiao-Hong
Sun Eli Lilly Chair and member, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Yue Xiong William R.
Kenan, Jr. Professor,
University of North Carolina Tian Xu HHMI Investigator, and Professor,
Su-May Yu (余淑美) Distinguished Research Fellow,
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