The Michelson Medical Research Foundation awards two $150,000 awards to support young investigators aiming to advance the development of future vaccines and therapies to defeat major global diseases. The Michelson Prizes are intended to support individuals early in their careers who posses novel ideas and who have significant potential to execute these ideas to affect transformative change in the fields of human immunology and vaccine science. Their vision should challenge current dogma and demonstrates an ability to look beyond tradition and convention with the scientific research that is proposed in the application. The allocation of award funds is under the control of the awardee and may be used flexibly for items such as equipment, consumable supplies, travel to scientific meetings, and laboratory personnel working with the awardee.
Eligibility & Requirements
Must be under 35 years old. Doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and others in training or non-tenure track positions are eligible to apply. Must be affiliated with a research organization in the academic, nonprofit, industry or public sector. Experience in human immunology or vaccine research is not required, but must be the focus of their research. International applicants are encouraged. Mandatory pre-application. Three short responses regarding your research proposal. Biosketch form.
Academic Level
Current Graduate Student. Working on Doctoral Dissertation. Postdoctoral Scholar.
Disciplines
Engineering. Life Sciences. Physical Sciences. Social Sciences. Health Sciences. Public Health. human immunology and vaccinology, clinical research, biomedicine, artificial intelligence/machine learning, engineering, nanotechnology.
Agency
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation
Human Vaccines Project
Last Updated :: 08/22/2022
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