Program commitments

When applying, you will be asked to commit to the following:

  • To attend the full 6-week program in San Francisco each summer (for three consecutive years) without absences.

  • To complete yearly evaluation forms and return them to the program coordinator.

  • To provide the program office with information regarding your professional development and accomplishments following completion of the program. At a minimum, we ask you to submit an updated CV each year that includes grant awards and publications.

  • To credit the VP grant in publications resulting from the utilization of resources of the VP program by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and complying with the NIH Public Access Policy.

  • To spend 25% of your time annually on research.

Application now open

The application for the summer 2023 has closed. You can now return to the main page for the Visiting Professor program.