Office of Research

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists 2015

Limited Submissions

The Blavatnik National Awards honor America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists and engineers. This new national faculty competition of the Blavatnik Awards will reward excellence by young faculty members in three disciplinary categories. Every year, one nominee in each category will be named a Blavatnik Laureate and awarded $250,000 in unrestricted funds:

  • Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in Life Sciences 
  • Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in Physical Sciences & Engineering 
  • Blavatnik National  Award for Young Scientists in Chemistry  

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a two-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach, and into which category the proposal falls
  2. Biosketch or CV of the PI
  3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, September 11, 2014. Proposals are due to the sponsor 11/25/14, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 11/18/14 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2015

Deadlines
09/11/2014 UW Internal Deadline Closed
11/18/2014 OSP Deadline
11/25/2014 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

New York Academy of Sciences

Funding amount

$250,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3 (1 per category of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.