Apply for the ISID-LEO Foundation Awards

A boost to young talents

The ISID-LEO Foundation Awards – worth USD 100,000 – recognize outstanding young scientists from around the world whose work represents an extraordinary contribution to skin research and has the potential to pave the way for new and improved treatments for skin diseases.

The award was born out of the aim of advancing the understanding and treatment of skin diseases and strengthening the pipeline of excellent dermatology researchers. It recognizes promising young talents and hopefully provides a boost to their future careers.

The award is well aligned with the Foundation’s goal of continually promoting and advancing skin research.

Since the first LEO Foundation Award in 2008, around 40 scientists have received the award.

From 2026, the LEO Foundation and the International Society for Investigative Dermatology (ISID) have partnered on the Awards. ISID administers the application process and, following peer review by an independent, international expert panel, recommends winners to the LEO Foundation’s Board, which makes the final decision on all Awards.

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Award self-nomination deadlines

The award is applied for in open competition. Apply here.

Three awards are made each year, one in each of the regions: Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and Asia-Pacific. Each award is worth USD 100,000.

Information on deadlines, eligibility criteria, and the application process is available here.

Grant	Opens	Deadline
	ISID-LEO Foundation Award – Region Americas	02 Feb 2026	28 Feb 2026	Apply now
The ISID-LEO Foundation Award was born out of the aim of advancing the understanding and treatment of skin diseases and strengthening the pipeline of excellent dermatology researchers. It recognizes promising young talents and hopefully provides a boost to their future careers. Three awards are made each year, one in each of the regions: Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and Asia-Pacific. Each award is worth USD 100,000. Submission deadlines are at Midnight Eastern Time. Apply here

Grant

Opens

Deadline

ISID-LEO Foundation Award – Region Americas

02 Feb 2026

28 Feb 2026

Apply now

The ISID-LEO Foundation Award was born out of the aim of advancing the understanding and treatment of skin diseases and strengthening the pipeline of excellent dermatology researchers. It recognizes promising young talents and hopefully provides a boost to their future careers.

Three awards are made each year, one in each of the regions: Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and Asia-Pacific. Each award is worth USD 100,000.

Submission deadlines are at Midnight Eastern Time.

Apply here

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