External Deadline: June 2026                    Internal Deadline: April 27, 2026

Please note: The Keck Foundation requests that institutions share all Concept Papers reviewed by their internal selection committees, including concepts that were not selected for the exploratory call. By applying to this internal competition, the PI is consenting to allow Cornell to share the concept with the Foundation, even if it was not internally selected to advance to the exploratory call.

Instructions for Electronic Submission: Submit the items requested below here no later than April 27, 2026, at 11:59 pm in the order listed as one PDF document using the naming convention one PDF file using this naming convention: PI last name- first initial_MallinckrodtGrant2026.pdf. 

Example Smith.J_MallinckrodtGrant2026

External Deadline: May 2026             Internal Deadline:  March 2, 2026

External Deadline: May 2026           Internal Deadline:  March 2, 2026

External Deadline: March 2026                        Internal Deadline:  March 2, 2026

External Deadline: LOI: December 1, 2025; Full Application: February 1, 2026                    

Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for the Vallee Scholars Program, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than November 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM.

Due to administrative changes to funding opportunity processing and delays in approvals at the NIH, the FY2026 Early Independence Award Funding Opportunity will not go forward. Importantly, the Early Independence Award initiative is still active, current award recipients are continuing their work, and new funding opportunities are anticipated for FY2027. For additional details, please consult the program page: https://commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindependence 

This prestigious award recognizes a physician from across the nation who has made extraordinary contributions to medicine and humanity.