Vallee Scholar Awards
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Vallee Scholar Awards support exceptional early-career investigators with flexible funding for bold, innovative basic biomedical research to advance discovery and develop independent research careers.
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Funder: Vallee Foundation
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Nomination letter) | February 1, 2027 (Completed application and references)
Funding Amounts: $400,000 per award over four years; six awards annually
Summary: Flexible career-development funding supports exceptional early-career investigators conducting bold and innovative basic biomedical research.
Key Information: Only investigators nominated by invited institutions may apply; each institution may submit one nomination.
Description
Established in 2013, the Vallee Scholar Award program provides flexible research support to exceptional early-career investigators in basic biomedical research. The Vallee Foundation supports bold and innovative scientists whose work represents the future of biomedical discovery, with awards intended to have a meaningful impact during the formative years of an independent research career.
Unlike a traditional project grant, the program places as much emphasis on a candidate’s potential as on the proposed research. Its career-development focus connects support for scientific ideas with investment in the people advancing biomedical discovery. The Foundation welcomes outstanding scientists from diverse backgrounds and experiences and has invested more than $23 million in scholars since the program began.
