Limited Submission Opportunity: Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Awards 2025
URL: https://thehartwellfoundation.com/Individual_Biomedical_Research_Awards.shtml
OBJECTIVES
The Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Awards (IBRA) supports innovative, early-stage biomedical research that has not qualified for funding from traditional sources and has the potential to benefit children in the US. However, they do not have to be of value to the health of US children exclusively.
The Foundation funds two kinds of research:
- Translational research: research that targets an unmet medical need in areas such as diagnosis, intervention, or prevention, and has the potential to directly impact healthcare outcomes.
- Strategic research: research that has the potential to resolve a complex technical problem and accelerate clinical discovery and translational research.
Preliminary data is not required, and proposals should involve significant risk. The Foundation will not fund basic research, research intended to advance a commercial venture, or research that has already received or will receive significant extramural funding.
FUNDING INFORMATION
$100,000 per year for 3 years. No indirect costs allowed.
For each IBRA BU receives, the University will be able to name the recipient a Hartwell Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides support for two years at $50,000 direct cost per year. Hartwell Fellows are also expected to be engaged in biomedical research that could benefit children in the US, although the research does not have to be of value to the health of US children exclusively.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
This career development award is intended to have a positive effect on the career of the nominee. Mid- and late-career nominees will not be competitive. Possession of an MD is recommended but not required. If the nominee does not hold an MD, then he/she must have a collaborator who is a practicing physician, preferably in pediatric medicine.
All nominees must:
- Hold U.S. citizenship
- Maintain a full-time appointment
- Have adequate committed laboratory and office space to conduct the proposed research
- Agree to the Foundation’s terms and conditions
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED RESEARCH
https://thehartwellfoundation.com/Individual_Biomedical_Research_Awards.shtml
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS
BU may forward 2 nominees.
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 6/8/2025
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application
- 2-page Research Proposal describing how the proposed problem is early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge as well as the potential benefits it would bring to children. A third page may be used for citations.
- Up-to-date CV or biosketch
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 9/15/2025.
DEADLINES
Internal Materials Due: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Sunday, June 8, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET
Anticipated Notification Date: Friday, June 27, 2025 Monday, July 7, 2025
Sponsor Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025