The President’s Frontier Award honors a Johns Hopkins faculty member for outstanding research achievement and exceptional promise for future scientific impact.
Funder: Johns Hopkins University
Due Dates: September 1, 2026
Funding Amounts: $300,000 (one-time award; typically for 1 year)
Summary: Annual award recognizing a Johns Hopkins faculty member for significant scholarly achievement and exceptional promise for future impactful work.
Key Information: Open to full-time faculty in any division; self-nominations allowed.
The President’s Frontier Award is a prestigious internal funding opportunity at Johns Hopkins University, designed to honor a single faculty member each year who has demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievement and shows exceptional promise for important future work. Unlike lifetime achievement awards, this program invests in the recipient's future potential, aiming to expand their prominence as an intellectual leader within their field.