Calls Now Open
2027 Scholar-Innovator and ADDF-Harrington
April 21, 2026
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals is now accepting full applications for the 2027 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award for physician-scientists. The award offers successful applicants multiple opportunities for funding in addition to expertise from pharma-experienced leaders with a track record of bringing drugs to market. Intellectual property rights are retained by the award recipient and/or their institution. Up to 12 Scholar-Innovators will be selected to receive:
The call is open to physician-scientists at accredited academic medical centers, research institutions and universities in the United States and Canada. Applicants must have a doctorate in medicine. Selection criteria include innovation, creativity and the potential for clinical impact. Award recipients will be selected by Harrington Discovery Institute’s Scientific Advisory Board and announced in March 2027.
The deadline to submit a full application is June 22, 2026. Learn more and apply to the 2027 Scholar-Innovator Award at HarringtonDiscovery.org/Scholar-Innovators.
About Harrington Discovery Institute
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio aims to advance academic discoveries into medicines to address unmet need. It was created in 2012 with a $50 million founding gift from the Harrington family and has supported more than 200 scientists throughout the US, UK, and Canada. Harrington Discovery Institute uses an innovation model that surrounds scientists with drug development and business expertise and employs both philanthropic funding and catalytic investment capital to advance projects into the clinic and through commercialization. For more information, visit: HarringtonDiscovery.org| LinkedIn | X
Media contact:
Ansley Kelm
ansley.kelm@UHhospitals.org