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2025 applications accepted April 1 - June 22, 2025
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants is a grant from Human Immunome Project and Michelson Medical Research Foundation that awards $150,000 annually to early-career investigators advancing human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.
The prizes recognize scientists working across disciplines including molecular biology, computational biology, biophysics, bioengineering, AI/machine learning, and nanotechnology. Past awardees have held positions at institutions such as Harvard Medical School, MIT, Scripps Research, and the Rockefeller University. Applications for the 2025 prize cycle were accepted from April 1 through June 22, 2025.
The program is open to researchers at multiple career stages, including postdoctoral fellows and assistant professors.
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Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants - Human Immunome Project The $150,000 Michelson Prizes are awarded annually to support early-career investigators working to advance human immunology , vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases. Applications for the 2025 Michelson Prizes will be accepted from 1 April – 22 June 2025.
Please visit the Michelson Medical Research Foundation or the application portal to learn more. Michelson Prizes Awardees Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor, Computational and Systems Biology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University in St.
Louis Postdoctoral Associate in Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, PhD Instructor in Clinical Investigation, The Rockefeller University Assistant Professor, The Wistar Institute Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Romain Guyon, PhD Student Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University Postdoctoral Research, Karolinska Institutet Department of Medical Engineering, MIT University of California, San Francisco University of California, San Francisco Dana-Farber Cancer Institute The Peter Doherty Institute Ansuman Satpathy, MD, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine Patricia Therese Illing, PhD Learn more about the 2023 winners’ groundbreaking research: Want more?
Click here to explore the research of all the winners. Across Sectors, Across Diseases A rigorous and competitive international search will identify the most innovative projects from young scientists working across a broad range of scientific fields. Proposals will be reviewed by a distinguished committee of internationally-recognized scientists.
The review committee will be looking for research that challenges dogma, from researchers who clearly articulate a vision that demonstrates an ability to look beyond convention to make a lasting impact on vaccine and immunotherapy research.
Applications from the full spectrum of scientific disciplines related to immunology, vaccine, and immunotherapy research are encouraged, including but not limited to: Ansuman Satpathy, MD, PhD, Stanford University: The Michelson Prize was instrumental in my early career.
It allowed me to pursue high-risk, high-impact ideas, which would not have been possible without the funding and scientific collaborations developed through the Human Immunome Project. Dr. Gary K. Michelson is a Board Certified Orthopedic Spinal Surgeon with more than 900 issued patents worldwide.
His work has revolutionized the practice of spinal surgery, making such procedures less invasive, less traumatic, safer, faster, and more effective. Alya Michelson is an accomplished journalist, who has written in, and been published in four different languages.
Together, the Michelsons support a broad array of philanthropic endeavors and operate three foundations that they founded and fund, including the Michelson Medical Research Foundation , 20MM , and Michelson Found Animals .
In addition to the Next Generation Grants, the Michelson Medical Research Foundation also sponsors the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology: a $25,000 award for research that will have a significant development on vaccine and immunotherapy development.
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Early-career investigators conducting research in human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy. Accepts proposals from multiple disciplines including clinical research, molecular biology, computer science, biophysics, bioengineering, biochemistry, protein engineering, AI/machine learning, and nanotechnology. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $150,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 22, 2025. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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