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Catalyst awards

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20 rising faculty awarded Johns Hopkins Catalyst funding
Published June 17, 2025
Faculty across dozens of disciplines awarded $100K to pursue their work
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35 early-career faculty members earn Catalyst Awards
Published June 20, 2024
Honorees representing dozens of fields across the university will receive $75,000 each to support their work
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37 faculty members receive Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards
Published May 8, 2023
Honorees representing dozens of fields receive $75K each to support their work
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2023 Catalyst and Discovery awards now accepting applications
Published Nov 14, 2022
Early career and new cross-divisional teams are invited to submit proposals
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38 early-career faculty earn Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards
Published May 5, 2022
Honorees representing dozens of fields receive $75,000 each to support their work
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Catalyst and Discovery Awards renewed
Published Aug 6, 2021
The funding programs have awarded $30M to early career researchers and teams working across disciplines at Johns Hopkins since 2015
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33 early-career faculty members receive Catalyst Awards
Published June 6, 2019
Honorees representing 26 academic departments receive $75K each to support their work
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RESEARCH FUNDING
32 early-career faculty members earn Catalyst Awards
Published June 4, 2018
Honorees representing dozens of fields receive $75K each to support their work
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New $15M commitment to faculty research
Published Feb 7, 2018
Catalyst and Discovery award programs, which launched in 2015, extended for three more years
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University celebrates Catalyst and Discovery awards winners
Published Sept 11, 2017 Photos
Since the programs began in 2015, 178 grants have funded promising academic endeavors