Applications for the 2026 Vilcek Foundation Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science are being accepted now through June 9, 2025. These $50,000 prizes are given each year to three early- to mid-career immigrant scientists living in the United States who have made outstanding contributions to their field.
"Receiving the Vilcek Prize is an incredible honor, a milestone in my scientific and personal journey from a town in Poland to one of the greatest scientific centers in the United States," says Tomasz Nowakowski, winner of the 2024 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. "I am deeply grateful to [foundation founders] Jan and Marica Vilcek for their vision to promote the careers of so many immigrant scientists who strive to make game-changing discoveries in biomedical sciences, and who recognize the United States as the best place to do the most exciting science."
The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science are a part of the Vilcek Foundation Prizes program, which celebrates immigrants and their contributions to arts, culture, and biomedical research in the United States.
"Immigrant scientists like evolutionary biologist Harmit S. Malik or Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó are continually at the forefront of innovation in the United States," says President of the Vilcek Foundation Rick Kinsel. "Our aim in awarding the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science is to support auspicious early-career immigrants who are conducting groundbreaking research in human health, development, and treatment. We hope to underscore the need for their work in our society and bolster their impressive careers."
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