The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) is accepting applications for its 2025 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize (formerly known as the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research).
Approximately six greater New York City-area-based scientists will each be awarded $250,000 per year – for three years – to empower them to pursue groundbreaking research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking.
Applicants must have:
- Two to six years of experience running their own laboratories by the start date of the Prize (July 2025);
- A PhD, MD or MD-PhD (or equivalent);
- Applied to the Prize previously only once before (i.e. applicants may apply to the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize a maximum of two times);
- Faculty appointments at academic research institutions in the greater New York City area at the level of assistant or associate professor (or equivalent). The greater New York City area includes: New York City’s five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester County, New Jersey, Western Connecticut (Fairfield and New Haven Counties), and Philadelphia, PA. (This is the first year that scientists from Philadelphia-based academic institutions and affiliated medical schools/centers are eligible.)
The deadline to submit the Letter of Intent is Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at 5 p.m. ET.
For more details on the application process, including the full eligibility criteria, please visit the application submission portal: https://prizeapplication.smapply.io/.
You can find answers to Frequently Asked Questions here.
Now entering its 12th year, PSSCRA has awarded the Prize to 71 early-career scientists at 13 different institutions. PSSCRA seeks to guide philanthropic funds to feed critical scientific discoveries, attracting like-minded investors to the cause of fighting cancer. In addition to receiving funding, Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize winners are given access to a unique network of leaders in academia, business and venture capital, biotech and pharma industries, and philanthropy and are invited to participate in select programs. You can view the five exceptional 2024 Prize winners and their research on the PSSCRA website.