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Helen Julia Hay Whitney (March 11, 1875 – September 24, 1944) was an American poet, writer, racehorse owner/breeder, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a member by marriage of the prominent Whitney family of New York.
Since 1947, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Fellowship has been providing independent postdoctoral research support to young biomedical scientists. The Foundation recognizes and encourages independent thinking, creativity, and passion for scientific discovery.
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation (HHWF) fellowship has been providing independent postdoctoral research support to biomedical scientists.
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation (HHWF) fellowship has been providing independent postdoctoral research support to biomedical scientists.
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, established in New York in 1943 by Joan Whitney Payson in cooperation with the estate planning of her mother, Helen Hay Whitney (1875–1944), awards the "Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship" for support postdoctoral research in the biomedical sciences.
Known as the "first Lady of the American Turf" because of her lifelong interest in horse racing, Helen Hay Whitney was the daughter of Clara Stone Hay and John Hay, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and U.S. secretary of state to two presidents.