The President’s Frontier Award was originally launched with a commitment of $2.5 million from trustee Louis J Forster, A&S ’82, SAIS ’83, and is now partnered with a $1 million donation from alumnus David Smilow, A&S ’84. The goal of this award is to support exceptional scholars among the Johns Hopkins faculty who are on the cusp of transforming their fields. The award recognizes one person each year with $250,000 in funding for their work. Top finalists are also recognized with substantial funding.
Read MoreNominations for the 2024 PFA cycle are now closed.