Limited Submission Opportunity 

2026 Pew Scholars Program  

Number of SLU slots: 1 

Internal Deadline: March 16th, 2026 

Institutional Nomination Deadline: May 13th, 2026 

Institutional Application Perido: June 10th – September 3rd, 2026 

The Award & Eligibility Criteria 

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: 

• Hold a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field, including engineering or the physical sciences. 

• As of Sept. 3, 2026, run an independent lab and hold a full-time appointment at the rank of assistant professor. (Appointments such as research assistant professor, adjunct assistant professor, assistant professor research track, visiting professor, or instructor are not eligible). 

• Must not have been appointed as an assistant professor and run an independent lab at any institution prior to June 10, 2023, whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. 

• May apply to the program a maximum of two times. 

Please, see 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 5pm on March 16th, 2026: https://slu.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/234/home 

A SLU faculty selection committee will review and select the most suitable applicant and notify all applicants of the outcome by April 15th, 2026 barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

SLU’s institutional nomination is due to Pew on May 13th, 2026. The Pew online application portal will open on June 10th, 2026, and the application deadline is September 3rd, 2026. 

For further details on the award, including full eligibility criteria, please visit 

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/program-details.  

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