Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation: FAS/SEAS/GSAS Pre-Proposal Deadline

Regeneron Prize for Creative InnovationGSAS/FAS/SEAS Pre-Proposal Deadline: February 3, 2020 by 12:00PMSponsor Deadline: March 2, 2020Award Amount: $50,000 plus a $5,000 donation to support the institution’s seminar series

The Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation recognizes and honors Excellence in Biomedical Science conducted by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. One graduate student and one postdoctoral fellow are selected to receive the Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation each year. Each winner receives a check for $50,000, which can be used in any way the winner chooses. Finalists are each awarded $5,000. In addition, the home institution of the winners will each receive a $5,000 donation to support the institution’s seminar series. The research that is proposed is not necessarily meant to be conducted, nor is the prize meant as a funding mechanism for research. The prize is a cash prize to the trainee, and the trainee may use the money in any way he or she wishes.

Each institution may nominate no more than two (2) PhD students and two (2) postdoctoral fellows.

Nomination process for postdoctoral fellows
FAS and SEAS postdoctoral fellows should submit the following to Erin Hale at erin_hale@fas.harvard.edu by Monday February 3, 2020 at noon:

1. CV/biosketch that includes a full list of publications
2. Brief, one-paragraph statement signed by the faculty PI/mentor acknowledging the nomination
3. Dream Project Proposal (more detail available in the linked guidelines):
   • The project proposed must be within the field of biomedicine, broadly defined.
   • Proposals may be up to 2 pages, not including references, no smaller than 10-point font.
   • Proposals must clearly define a specific experiment or series of experiments including a rationale, basic methodology/design (citing literature is fine), and discussion of how the experiment’s results would advance the field.
   • This “dream” project should not be an extension of current work. “Out of the box” thinking is encouraged.

Nomination process for GSAS students
GSAS students should submit the following to hils@fas.harvard.edu by Monday February 3, 2020 at noon:

1. CV/biosketch that includes a full list of publications
2. 1-page summary of their thesis research
3. Letter from their advisor supporting their nomination
4. Draft of their Dream Project Proposal (more detail available in the linked guidelines. Note: selected nominees will have additional time to work on their proposal):
   • The project proposed must be within the field of biomedicine, broadly defined.
   • Proposals may be up to 2 pages, not including references, no smaller than 10-point font.
   • Proposals must clearly define a specific experiment or series of experiments including a rationale, basic methodology/design (citing literature is fine), and discussion of how the experiment’s results would advance the field.