Linda Holmes and Wayne Stevenson 
Science and Engineering Education Programs; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 
HOLMESL@ORAU.GOV 

The Department of Energy Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships were initiated in FY 1986 by the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) to support research in the life, biomedical and environmental sciences. Fellowships of up to two years are tenable at any DOE, university or private laboratory, if the proposed advisor at that laboratory receives at least $150,000 per year in support from OBER with support continuing throughout the anticipated tenure of the fellow. Fellows receive stipends of $37,500 the first year and $40,500 the second. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens and must have received their doctoral degrees within two years of the earliest possible starting date, which is May 1 of the appointment year.  

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), administrator of the fellowships for DOE, prepares and distributes program literature to universities and laboratories across the country, accepts applications, convenes a panel to make award recommendations, and issues stipend checks to fellows. The review panel identifies finalists from which DOE chooses the award winners. Up to five awards are made in even numbered years and up to ten in alternate years. The deadline for applications is January 15. For more information or an application packet, contact Barbara Dorsey at Science and Engineering Education Programs, ORISE, MS 36, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (423) 576-9975; Fax (423) 241-5220.