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Limited Submission Opportunity Available for 2026 Pew Scholars Program

04/01/2025

Applicants are invited to apply for an institutional nomination to the 2026 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

An award of $75,000 per year for four years will be provided to the sponsoring institution for use by the scholar.  Candidates must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 

The full list of the criteria on the program’s website.  

Guidance for the Nomination Process

An internal competition will be held to assign the single slot. Interested applicants should submit pre-proposal materials (2-page project description and CV) through SLU’s OpenWater portal by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.     

A SLU faculty selection committee will review and select the most suitable applicant and notify all applicants of the outcome by Friday, May 23, 2025, barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

SLU’s institutional nomination is due to Pew on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The Pew online application portal will open on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and the application deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. 

For further details on the award, including full eligibility criteria, visit the Pew website.   

Contact the Research Development Group at rdg@slu.edu with any questions.