Sponsor
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
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Award Details
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) established the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants (Michelson Prizes) in 2017 to support early-career investigators using disruptive research concepts and inventive processes to significantly advance the discovery of vaccines and immunotherapies for major
global diseases.
The 2025 Michelson Prizes are looking for applications related to Human Immunology and Vaccine Research. We are interested in research that aims to tackle the current roadblocks in human vaccine development and expand our understanding of immune processes fundamental to successful vaccine and immunotherapy development. Research with potential applications across multiple disease areas and states is of particular interest.
The Michelson Prizes are intended to support individuals early in their careers who possess novel ideas and who have significant potential to execute these ideas to affect transformative change in their respective fields. Research incorporating multiplexed and non-traditional approaches from outside the fields of immunology and vaccinology and demonstrating a high degree of novelty and creative thinking is encouraged.
Application Criteria Details:
- $150,000 / 1-year grants to support research
- Judged on innovation and potential impact
- Research proposals must be on the topic of human immunology and vaccine development
- Researchers 35 years of age and under are eligible
- As a condition of the award, grant holders must dedicate at least 50% of their professional time to the grant activities.