Office of Research

Blavatnik National Awards 2018

Limited Submissions

Update: The pre-proposal materials requirements have been simplified: instead of “a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach”, please instead send “a list of five significant scientific contributions and research accomplishments”. (The review committee will still accept the other format, though!)

 

 

http://blavatnikawards.org/awards/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/

http://blavatnikawards.org/media/filer_public/64/1b/641b7d00-c3b1-4bfb-b8a9-2a128f653e4b/nyas_bl-0326_2017_blavatnikflyer_us_national_ss4.pdf

 

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 three disciplinary categories of science and engineering. 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 one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach a list of five significant scientific contributions and research accomplishments (the review committee will still accept the other format, though!)
  1. 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 28, 2017. Nominations are due to the sponsor 11/15/17.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2018

Deadlines
09/28/2017 UW Internal Deadline Closed
11/07/2017 OSP Deadline
11/15/2017 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

New York Academy of Sciences

Funding amount

$250,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3 (one in each disciplinary 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.