Eligibility

Main eligibility criteria

The nominee must:

• Have been born in or after 1984*.
• Hold a doctorate degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.).
• Currently hold a tenured or tenure-track academic faculty position, or equivalent, at an eligible institution in the United States.
• Currently conduct research as a principal investigator in one of the disciplinary categories in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemical Sciences.

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Nomination Materials

The nomination package for the Blavatnik National Awards contains the following documents:

1. Nomination Form
2. Rationale for Nomination
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Research Summary
5. Professional Service and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
6. Key Publications and/or Patents
7. Letters of Support

Full details and requirements for all nomination materials are provided on the Blavatnik website.

All nomination materials should focus on the nominee’s independent career. A nominee’s “independent career” encompasses any research or work performed as an independent research scientist. In most cases, this work will have been performed after a postdoctoral appointment or doctoral thesis has been completed. 

Institutional Nominations

Nominations must be submitted using the online nomination system between October 8, 2025, and December 3, 2025, 11:59PM PT.

Candidates for the Blavatnik National Awards must be nominated by their institutions—self-nominations are not allowed. Your packet must be submitted to facultyaffairs@mst.edu by December 1, 2025 to ensure time to review before submitting to the Blavatnik portal. Letter writers will receive an automated email with instructions on uploading their letters and must upload letters of support by 11:59PM PT on December 17, 2025.