Office of Research

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists 2019

Limited Submissions

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

 

Note that  nominees must have been born in or after 1977.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a one‐ page description of research accomplishments, and please note the disciplinary category
  2. Full CV of the PI ( not an NIH or NSF biosketch)
  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 8 Friday September 28, 2018. Full proposals are due to the sponsor 11/14/18, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2019

Deadlines
09/28/2018 UW Internal Deadline Closed
11/14/2018 OSP Deadline
11/14/2018 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

New York Academy of Sciences

Funding amount

$250,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3 (one in each of the three disciplinary categories: Chemistry, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Life Sciences)

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.