2027 Smith Excellence Awards Program for Biomedical Research
The Smith Family Awards support early-career faculty in Massachusetts, Brown, or Yale to launch innovative basic or translational biomedical research projects.
Funder: Health Resources in Action
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full proposal, invited applicants) | June 2027 (Initial proposal)
Funding Amounts: Up to five awards of $400,000 each over three years; indirect costs capped at 5% of direct costs per year.
Summary: Supports newly independent biomedical researchers in Massachusetts, Brown, or Yale with substantial funding to launch innovative basic or translational biomedical research careers.
Key Information: Two-stage process; no institutional nomination limit; strict eligibility on career stage and external funding.
Description
The Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research, administered by Health Resources in Action, is designed to support the most promising newly independent faculty in basic or translational biomedical research. The program seeks to advance medical breakthroughs by providing substantial three-year awards to early-career researchers based at nonprofit academic, medical, or research institutions in Massachusetts, or at Brown or Yale University (including their affiliate research hospitals). The program encourages applications from investigators in biomedical sciences as well as those in physics, chemistry, and engineering with a biomedical focus. The application process is two-stage: any eligible candidate may submit an initial proposal, and a subset will be invited to submit a full proposal.
