The 2027 Lister Prize round will open in July 2026.
Find out more about the application process to help you prepare.
Learn more about the Lister Institute
The Lister institute is over 125 years old with a fascinating history.
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine funds researchers through annual prize grants.
Learn more about
The Lister Institute Organisation
The latest Lister Institute news
Breaking records and building biomedicine
The Lister Institute’s Chair, Professor Sir John Iredale, reflects on a very busy year of change and growth.
In conversation with Dr Stephen John Sammut
Dr Stephen John Sammut’s research is transforming our understanding of breast cancer, particularly the aggressive triple negative subtype.
Strategic stewardship to safeguard our future
We talk to Finance and Investment Committee members and our investment managers about their work to assure our charitable mission.
Research Prizes
The Lister Institute’s competitive research prizes give young scientists the opportunity to develop their potential through flexible funding over a five-year period.
The awards are aimed at younger, researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work.
Our History
The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine was founded in 1891 and is one of the UK’s oldest medical charities.
Originally a Research Institute developing, and subsequently producing on a commercial scale, vaccines and antitoxins it has over the years adapted to the changing research environment; always seeking to support research in an innovative way. Take a look at our heritage and find out more about us. Today, from its endowment funds, it is a grant-giving charity whose principal award is the Lister Research Prize Fellowship. The Institute has sought to retain the ‘Lister family’ tradition and remains in touch with all its former and current Fellows.