Funder: Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $200,000 per year for three years, with eligibility to apply for two additional years
Summary: Supports early-career scientists working outside Italy to establish independent basic biological sciences laboratories at Italian host institutes.
Key Information: Applicants must remain working outside Italy through award acceptance and cannot already hold an Italian host appointment offer.
Description
The Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation’s Career Development Award helps outstanding early-career scientists working abroad establish independent laboratories in Italy. It supports emerging basic scientists with demonstrated productivity and the ability to lead their own research programs. The program also encourages Italian research institutes to strengthen their departments by offering attractive packages that recruit strong scientific candidates.
Supported fields include neuroscience, plant biology, biochemistry, immunology, cancer biology, proteomics and genetics, synthetic biology, and stem cells. Applicants must agree with a suitable Italian host institute on developing a novel research area, with a commitment to the laboratory’s long-term success and scientific independence.
