2024 Pew Scholars Program

1. Research Proposal (2-Page Limit)
   • A clearly stated hypothesis
   • Goals and a statement of importance of the research and potential application
   • Specific Aims
   • Approach
   • Qualifications of the PI for undertaking the proposed research. This includes information about what facilities will be used and evidence that the required technologies will be available.
   • One additional page may be used for references
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of Support
   • Department Chair or Institute Director which specifically addresses the novelty of your research.

To apply for the Pew Scholars Program, complete the application.  

If you have any additional questions, please contact LaToya Hearns, [email protected].

Full award eligibility details are available on the Pew Scholars Program website.

Pew Biomedical Scholars

Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research

1. Candidates must meet all the following eligibility requirements:
   • Hold a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field.
   • As of Sept. 7, 2023, 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 at any institution prior to June 12, 2019, whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, in work toward board certification, or on parental leave does not count as part of this four-year limit. Candidates who need an exception on the four-year limit should contact Pew's program office to ensure that application reviewers are aware an exception has been given.  
     • Please note that the eligibility criteria above have been temporarily expanded to account for COVID-related lab shutdowns. Please direct any questions to the program office at [email protected].
   • May apply to the program a maximum of two times. All applicants must be nominated by their institution and must complete the 2024 online application.
   • If applicants have appointments at more than one eligible nominating institution or affiliate, they may not reapply in a subsequent year from a different nominating entity.
   • May not be nominated for the Pew Scholars Program and the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research in the same year.
2. Based on their performance during their education and training, candidates should demonstrate outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health. This program does not fund clinical trials research. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research.
3. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply.
4. Ideas with the potential to produce an unusually high impact are encouraged. Selection of the successful candidates will be based on a detailed description of the work that the applicant proposes to undertake, evaluations of the candidate’s performance, and notable past accomplishments, including honors, awards, and publications. In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight to evidence that the candidate is a successful independent investigator and has published
5. Significant work. Funding from the NIH, other government sources, and project grants from nonprofit associations do not pose a conflict with the Pew scholars program.