Lifecycle: { "status": "upcoming", "edition": "2027 competition / 2026 application cycle", "cadence": "annual", "duration": "three-year award under LSRF award terms", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-10-01T20:00:00-04:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": null, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "sponsor-backed three-year postdoctoral support" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "global" ], "applicant": "U.S. and non-U.S. citizens pursuing postdoctoral life-science research", "age": null, "education": "doctorate and postdoctoral timing rules on official application page", "institution": "eligible host laboratory; 2027 applicants in HHMI laboratories are excluded", "exclusions": [ "postdoctoral research in an HHMI laboratory for 2027 competition" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026-08-15", "deadline": "2026-10-01T20:00:00-04:00", "decision": "late February 2027 finalist notification; awards March–July as sponsors commit", "start": "2027-08-01", "end": null, "url": "https://lsrf.org/apply/", "materials": [ "online proposal", "candidate information", "supervisor letter", "reference letters" ], "selection_stages": [ "peer review", "50–60 finalists", "sponsor matching and award confirmation" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "LSRF Peer Review Committee", "role": "scientific selection" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Public program leadership is captured; a complete current recipient roster was not available at review time." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [ { "metric": "applications per year", "value": "more than 800" }, { "metric": "annual awards", "value": "18–27" } ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2027 dollar amount", "2027 awardees" ] Source conflicts: []