Applications for the Lister Prize Award 2026 now open!
Learn more about how to apply for the 2026 Lister Prize, with tips from current Fellow and members of the Scientific Committee.
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Read MoreApplications for the Lister Prize Award 2026 now open!
The Lister Prize has increased to £300,000 and applications for 2025 are now open
From 2024 onwards, the Lister Prize includes flexible funding of £300,000 for each recipient. This is an increase…
In conversation with former Lister Fellow M Madan Babu
Madan spoke with us about his current work as Director of the Centre for Excellence for Data Driven Discovery at St Judes Children’s Research Hospital in the USA, his time as a Lister Fellow, and his views on the importance of community in science.
Lister signs cross-funder statement to formally recognise impact of the pandemic
Future applicants to the Lister Prize are welcomed and encouraged to explain how COVID-19 has affected them, their team, and their research.
First Fellows’ presentations since the onset of the pandemic
Greatly delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, recent Prize talks have been a fantastic opportunity for the Lister to catch up with their promising young Fellows.
In Conversation with Lister Fellow Dr Hayley Sharpe
We spoke to 2020 Fellow Dr Hayley Sharpe about what it was like to apply for – and win – the Prize during a global pandemic and how she’s using the funding to propel her research forward.