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Paul-Gallin Trailblazer Prize for Physician-Scientists

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc

Funding Amount

$5,000 honorarium

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Individuals whose research demonstrates translation of basic science into clinical applications

Other requirements

  • Early career clinician-scientists
  • Medical oncologists, physicians, and other clinical researchers with significant research contributions

Overview

An annual recognition award for outstanding contributions of early career clinician-scientists whose research translates basic scientific observations into new paradigm-shifting approaches for diagnosing, preventing, treating, or curing disease and disability.

Eligibility:

  • Early career clinician-scientists
  • Individuals whose research demonstrates translation of basic science into clinical applications
  • Medical oncologists, physicians, and other clinical researchers with significant research contributions

Award Details:

  • Prize Amount: $5,000 honorarium
  • Recognition: Presented at FNIH's Annual Awards Ceremony
  • Selection: By jury of distinguished biomedical research leaders

Focus Areas:

  • Personalized/precision medicine
  • Cancer research and oncology
  • Novel diagnostic and treatment approaches
  • Computational biology applications in clinical settings
  • Patient-centered research innovations

Geographic Scope: United States

Program History: Now in its fifth year as of 2022

Recent Recipients (2022):

  • Dr. Eliezer M. Van Allen, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (computational oncology and personalized cancer care)
  • Dr. Nikhil Wagle, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (gene sequencing for treatment response profiling; patient partnership research)

How to Apply

Application Process

Nomination and selection process:

  • Selection Method: Jury of distinguished biomedical research leaders
  • Award Presentation: Annual FNIH Awards Ceremony (October)

Specific application/nomination procedures not detailed in provided materials. Contact FNIH directly at fnih.org for nomination information.

What Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
21
Total given
$21.81M
Median grant
$250K
Range
$15K–$8.7M
  • By dollars: Maryland 84%, North Carolina 5%, Pennsylvania 3%. Top recipient cities: Bethesda, MD; Raleigh, NC; Philadelphia, PA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 10% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Nihniams · Bethesda, MD

    Research

    $8.7M

  • Nihnci · Bethesda, MD

    Research

    $3.72M

  • NIH Nimh · Bethesda, MD

    Research

    $2.61M

  • Nihniaid · Bethesda, MD

    Research

    $1.83M

  • Research Triangle Institute · Raleigh, NC

    Research

    $836K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Cancer

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