Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists 2026
URL: http://blavatnikawards.org/awards/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/
OBJECTIVES
The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists recognize the United States’ most promising faculty-rank researchers in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences.
The Blavatnik National Awards are conferred at a formal ceremony in New York City each fall.
FUNDING INFORMATION
$250,000 in unrestricted funds for each disciplinary category. Additional nominees will be recognized as Finalists, who will receive $15,000 in unrestricted funds.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
One nominee will be selected for the award in each category (3 total): Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences.
Nominees must:
- Have been born in or after 1984
- Hold a doctorate degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.)
- Currently hold a tenured or tenure-track academic faculty position, or equivalent, at BU
- Currently conduct research as a principal investigator in one of the following disciplinary categories: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemistry
Consult the Blavatnik website for additional information about the disciplinary categories.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 9/19/2025
- 1-paragraph Service and DEI Statement describing your professional outreach and service
- 2-page Research Summary describing up to five of your most significant independent contributions and research accomplishments, including key results, your work’s impact on your field of study, and your specific role in the research. Exclude information about your positions, awards, and service activities (included on CV). Please write the statement in the first person.
- Up-to-date CV, including research grants, peer-reviewed publications, and honors and awards
All BU-affiliated faculty, regardless of their Home Institution, should submit their nominations through InfoReady Review.
As needed, a faculty committee will review internal proposals and select nominees. Foundation Relations will work with the nominees to develop and submit the institutional nomination letter and other materials by 12/3/2025.
DEADLINES
Internal Materials Due: Friday, September 19, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET
Anticipated Notification Date: Monday, October 13, 2025
Registration for Nomination Exception: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Nomination Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 3, 2025