Skip Navigation
Search

Funding and Awards

The awards below require a campus nomination process. For questions on the next round of nominations, contact External Scholarships and Fellowships Advising at fellowships@stonybrook.edu.

NYAS Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Description

The New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists acknowledge and celebrate the excellence of the most noteworthy young scientists and engineers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The regional competition recognize outstanding postdoctoral-rank researchers who work in disciplines in the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering with unrestricted financial prizes for both finalists and awardees.

Eligibility

The nominee must:

  • Have been born in or after 1983
  • Hold a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.)
  • Currently hold a postdoctoral position at Stony Brook University
  • Currently conduct research in one of the disciplinary categories in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemical Sciences.
Campus Nomination

Applicants must be nominated by Stony Brook and may NOT submit directly to Blavatnik.

Campus Nomination Deadline: November 1, 2024

      • Nomination materials: Complete the SBU Online Nomination Form and submit your Nomination Packet (outlined below)
      • Nomination status will be confirmed by November 6, 2024; applicants will work with External Fellowships to finalize their materials for submission throughout November. Final deadline for SBU to submit nominee materials: December 4, 2024

        Letters of Support: In the application form, you will designate two letter of reference writers. Blavatnik recommends one be a current or previous supervisor and the other be someone outside Stony Brook who has never been your supervisor.http://blavatnikawards.org/awards/regional-awards/nomination-materials-instructions/.

        Note: Letters of Support will be solicited after the nomination is submitted and must be uploaded by the letter writers through the online nominations portal by December 18, 2024. Letters of Support are confidential—neither the nominator nor the nominee will be able to view the contents of the letters.
Nomination Packet Instructions

After completing the SBU Online Nomination Form, please submit the following to fellowships@stonybrook.edu: