Limited Submission Opportunity: 2024 Blavatnik National Awards
URL: http://blavatnikawards.org/awards/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/
OBJECTIVES:
The Blavatnik National Awards honor America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists and engineers.
These awards celebrate the past accomplishments and future potential of young faculty members working in the three disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry. Detailed breakdowns of each category can be found on the website.
Every year, one Blavatnik National Awards Laureate in each disciplinary category will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds, and additional nominees will be recognized as Finalists.
Members of the Jury responsible for selecting the Blavatnik National Awards honorees are some of the nation’s most distinguished scientists. Both the Blavatnik National Awards Scientific Advisory Council and Jury include Nobel Laureates, National Medal of Science recipients, and National Academy of Sciences members.
The Blavatnik National Awards are conferred at a formal ceremony in New York City each fall.
FUNDING INFORMATION: $250,000
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
The nominee must:
- Have been born in or after 1982.
- Hold a doctorate degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.).
- Currently hold a tenured or tenure-track academic faculty position, or equivalent, at an invited institution in the United States.
- Currently conduct research as a principal investigator in one of the disciplinary categories in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemistry.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 10/27/2023
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- Letter of recommendation from the appropriate Department Chair or Dean;
- A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate describing their scientific achievements and research with a focus on the independent portion of the nominees career;
- Up-to-date CV for the nominee.
A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select nominees. Foundation Relations will work with the nominees to develop and submit the institutional nomination letter and applicant materials by 11/29/2023.
DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Friday, October 27, 2023
Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, November 29, 2023