2024 Pew Biomedical Scholars

S. Song (Biomedical Engineering)

UA may submit one nomination.

The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level. The current grant level is $300,000; $75,000 per year for a four-year period.

Candidates must hold a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field, including engineering or the physical sciences.

Based on their performance during their education and training, candidates should demonstrate outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health. This program does not fund clinical trials research. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility criteria adjustment

•	Historically, applicants must be in the first three years of their assistant professor position to apply. Due to COVID-19-related research disruptions, we are adding an additional year of eligibility so that individuals in the first *four* years of their assistant professor position are eligible to apply.
•	For the upcoming 2024 grant cycle, the application opens on June 12, 2023, and individuals must not have been appointed as an assistant professor at any institution prior to June 12, 2019, whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Exceptions are outlined on our program website.
•	Eligibility adjustments will also apply to the 2025 grant cycle. A decision on 2026 and beyond will be made later this year.

Key dates

•	Early April: Institutional invitation distributed, and nomination solicited
•	Tuesday, April 25: Office hours for institutional nominators
•	Wednesday, May 17: Institutional nomination due
•	Monday, June 12: Pew Biomedical Scholars application portal opens
•	Thursday, September 7: Pew Biomedical Scholars application due

Eligibility criteria adjustment

•	Historically, applicants must be in the first three years of their assistant professor position to apply. Due to COVID-19-related research disruptions, we are adding an additional year of eligibility so that individuals in the first *four* years of their assistant professor position are eligible to apply.
•	For the upcoming 2024 grant cycle, the application opens on June 12, 2023, and individuals must not have been appointed as an assistant professor at any institution prior to June 12, 2019, whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Exceptions are outlined on our program website.
•	Eligibility adjustments will also apply to the 2025 grant cycle. A decision on 2026 and beyond will be made later this year.

Key dates

•	Early April: Institutional invitation distributed, and nomination solicited
•	Tuesday, April 25: Office hours for institutional nominators
•	Wednesday, May 17: Institutional nomination due
•	Monday, June 12: Pew Biomedical Scholars application portal opens
•	Thursday, September 7: Pew Biomedical Scholars application due