{"id":7216,"date":"2026-05-05T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=7216"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:12:47","slug":"the-michelson-prizes-next-generation-grants-apply-by-22-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/05\/05\/the-michelson-prizes-next-generation-grants-apply-by-22-june\/","title":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Michelson Prizes: Next Generation\u00a0Grants\u00a0(apply by 22 June)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The\u00a0Michelson Prizes: Next Generation<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Grants<\/strong>\u00a0are annual awards of $150,000,\u00a0which support early-career investigators who are working to\u00a0significantly advance\u00a0human immunology and vaccine and immunotherapy research\u00a0for major global diseases.\u00a0\u00a0Now in their 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Grants are awarded by the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fmichelsonprizes.smapply.org*2F&amp;data=05*7C01*7CElizabeth.Ocampo*40osufoundation.org*7Cd1065b62c6a44bc78da108da2257dbb1*7Cf23cc2a3c588492ab39273c342a822a3*7C0*7C0*7C637860058013319071*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&amp;sdata=qTvzxQCkJdNj49KBVD*2F0kkmZmDORoOSSWxd7Jjw7Y*2FI*3D&amp;reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!OlavHw!-JsHfUaLC7q7gvCTiCC94mDgB4aspu3zx6GJx3Gq-y1WTDltdwvLrD9KooejACAiNAP3HMTkanZ5ClNEMFLjkEVn8VAZIpY$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">applications<\/a><\/u>\u00a0are being accepted from March 30 &#8211; June 22, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional info can be found at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michelsonmedicalresearch.org\/michelson-prizes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.michelsonmedicalresearch.org\/michelson-prizes<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About the Prizes:<\/strong>\u00a0We are looking for research aimed at tackling roadblocks in human vaccine development and expanding our understanding of immune processes that are fundamental to successful vaccine and immunotherapy development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility<\/strong>: Researchers \/ scientists\u00a0born on or after January 1, 1990.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disciplines<\/strong>:\u00a0Applicants from the full spectrum of\u00a0immunology-related disciplines, including clinical research, biochemistry, molecular biology, protein engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence\/machine learning, biophysics, environmental health, nanotechnology, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Michelson Prizes: Next Generation\u00a0Grants\u00a0are annual awards of $150,000,\u00a0which support early-career investigators who are working to\u00a0significantly advance\u00a0human immunology and vaccine and immunotherapy research\u00a0for major global diseases.\u00a0\u00a0Now in their 9th\u00a0year, the Grants are awarded by the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and\u00a0applications\u00a0are being accepted from March 30 &#8211; June 22, 2026. 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