How are HHMI investigators selected?
Since the early 1990s, investigators have been selected through rigorous national competitions with the aim of identifying researchers with the potential to make significant contributions to science. Prior to 2006, HHMI solicited nominations for these competitions from more than 200 distinguished universities and academic health centers around the country, inviting each institution to nominate two to four of their most innovative researchers, focusing on those in the ascending phase of their career. In 2006, HHMI announced its first open investigator competition, inviting scientists with outstanding patient-oriented research programs at 121 institutions to apply directly.
