Michelson Medical Research Foundation:  Next Generation Grants

If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu

• Application due June 22, 2025
• Amount is $150,000 (no indirects)
• Project period is one year
• Applicant must be 35 years of age or younger

Supports promising researchers applying disruptive concepts and inventive processes to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.

Judged on innovation and potential impact.

Applicants born before June 22, 1989, are not eligible to apply for this year’s award.

Doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and others in training or non-tenure track positions are eligible to apply, provided they meet the age requirement.