Funder: Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Due Dates: May 15, 2024 (Application deadline) | November 1, 2024 (Notification of intent to move institutions) | December 1, 2024 (Finalists selected) | March 18–19, 2025 (Virtual scientific interviews) | April 1–2, 2025 (Virtual mentoring interviews)

Funding Amounts: Up to $8.6 million per Scholar over 10 years (five-year term, renewable for a second five-year term)

Summary: Supports outstanding early-career researchers with leadership potential to advance scientific excellence and inclusion through generous, long-term funding and professional development.

Key Information: Up to 30 Scholars will be selected in 2025; next competition expected in two years.