External Competitions

Beckman Young Investigator Program FAS Deadline to Request Institutional Endorsements: July 19, 2019 by 12:00 PM EST Sponsor LOI Deadline: August 9, 2019 by 8:00 PM EST Award Amount: $600,000 over four years. Eligible Faculty: Assistant professors within...

Beckman Young Investigator ProgramFAS Deadline to Request Institutional Endorsements: July 26, 2018Sponsor LOI Deadline: August 6, 2018Award Amount: Grants are in the range of $600,000 over four years.Eligible Faculty: Assistant professors appointed after...

Beckman Young Investigator Program FAS Deadline (cover sheet only): August 18, 2014 by 12pm Sponsor Deadline (online and hard copy): September 3, 2014 by 6pm Award Amount: $750,000 over four years Eligible Faculty: Early Career (in the first three years...

Beckman Young Investigator Program FAS Deadline to Request Institutional Endorsements: July 24, 2020 Sponsor LOI Deadline: August 3, 2020 Award Amount: $600,000 over four years Eligible Faculty: Assistant professors within the first three years of a...

Beckman Young Investigator ProgramFAS Deadline to Request Endorsement from the Dean: July 18, 2022SEAS Deadline to Request Endorsement from the Dean: July 25, 2022Sponsor LOI Deadline: August 1, 2022Award Amount: $600,000 over four years Eligible Faculty...

Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Program Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline: September 2, 2015 Award Amount: $750,000 over four years Target faculty: Faculty no more than three full years from initial tenure-track appointment who have not yet received...

Beckman Young Investigator Program FAS Deadline to Request Institutional Endorsements: July 19, 2019 by 12:00 PM EST Sponsor LOI Deadline: August 9, 2019 by 8:00 PM EST Award Amount: $600,000 over four years. Eligible Faculty: Assistant professors within...

Breakthrough Prizes - Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences, and MathematicsNomination Deadline: April 1, 2022Review by Harvard OSP not requiredPrize Amount: varies; see below The public nomination period for the 2023 Breakthrough Prizes in Fundamental...

Breakthrough Prizes – Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics Prize Amount: $3,000,000 Deadline: May 31, 2015 The Breakthrough Prizes recognize the world’s top scientists and honor important, primarily recent, achievements in the following...

Breakthrough Prizes – Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences, and Mathematics Sponsor Deadline: April 10, 2020 (Deadline Extended) Review by Harvard OSP not required Prize Amount: $3,000,000 The Breakthrough Prizes recognize major achievements in life...