Penn State emeritus professor Tom Lloyd and the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) invite proposals for the annual Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research at Penn State.
The Lloyd Prize is funded by an endowment of more than $500,000 for an annual prize that will include funds for salary and research support. Lloyd was a faculty member of the College of Medicine from 1975 to 2021, spanning a 46-year career. His philanthropy reflects his value of lifelong learning and his determination to try to make the world a better place.
Consideration for funding from this endowment shall be given to full-time University faculty members, employees, post-doctoral scholars, and fellows, and/or full-time graduate students enrolled in the College of Health and Human Development. The recipient of the award must plan to be employed/enrolled at Penn State for the duration of the research project.
The selected recipient will receive a prize based on the available endowment income. Up to $12,000 will be provided either as a direct salary payment through payroll or placed in a protected research account. Up to $6,000 can be placed in a protected research account to be used for research expenses.
Proposals are due on March 10, and recipients will be announced on April 7.
This annual competitive prize will rotate through the following colleges at the University: the College of Medicine, the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, the College of Health and Human Development, the Eberly College of Science, the College of Engineering, the College of Information Sciences and Technology, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
By rotating through different colleges, Lloyd hopes that the prize will increase the number of opportunities for faculty, staff, and students seeking financial support for their ideas.
“I’ve had a long and productive career at Penn State, and I’d like to provide others with the opportunity to develop their ideas,” Lloyd said regarding the creation of the prize. “This is a goal-oriented prize versus a scholarship or award, and it is aimed at developing new ideas that will hopefully benefit everyone in the future.”
“I’m thrilled that Dr. Lloyd has chosen to work with SSRI to facilitate this prize and expand the reach of potential new ideas for health research,” said Deborah Ehrenthal, director of SSRI.
SSRI enables and facilitates research that addresses critical human and social challenges at the local, national, and international levels. The institute supports over 60 co-funded faculty positioned within nine colleges and over 500 faculty across nine campuses via various funding mechanisms.