GEN — GENERAL BIOMEDICAL

Searle Scholars Program

Kinship Foundation / Searle Funds

Award

$450,000 over 3 years ($150,000/yr)

Deadline

Nominee applications Sept 30, 2026 (2027 cycle)

Award type

Cash grant

Focus

Basic science · Training & careers

Supports new tenure-track faculty in the basic biomedical sciences and chemistry. Selection is field-agnostic, and nomination is restricted to participating institutions.

Why it's in this index

BTHS-relevant basic science is eligible, but only through an institutional nomination — check your institution's internal deadline, which falls well before the program's own.

Who can apply

Nomination only — invited institutions put forward 1–2 nominees each via internal competition. Must be in your first tenure-track assistant professor appointment (recent-appointment cutoffs apply; check current cycle dates). Basic research focus, not purely clinical.

How to apply

Institutions run internal competitions in summer; nomination and application are due Sept 30, 2026 for awards beginning July 1, 2027.

Links & downloads

Searle Scholars ↗Process & eligibility ↗