Inaugural Award · 2026
Behind Every Breakthrough,
The Peregrine Prize celebrates excellence in clinical research coordination with $10,000 grants.
Designed for clinical research coordinators, program managers, and other unsung heroes of clinical research.
Applications Close April 18*
*Publication date of the original Belmont Report
Clinical research runs on people like you.
We think that deserves more than a thank-you.
Use it for your research, or your rent, or a vacation.
The money is yours, for whatever you need.
No faculty title required. Just the work and the will to do it well.
A genuine commitment to clinical research and the people it serves.
Attention to detail and a track record of keeping research on course.
Ideas about how clinical research could work better — and the drive to get there.
We know you're busy. This application takes about 20 minutes.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Your research experience, education, and professional background.
If you could set up your own research program, what would you study, and how would you run it? (300 words max)
Who are you, and what excites you most in life? No production value needed—just you.
Questions? Reach out at hello@peregrineprize.org
Clinical research depends on people who rarely get the recognition they deserve—the junior researchers, coordinators, and managers who make the science work every day.
These are the people who keep trials running by solving problems no one else sees. They're essential to scientific progress, but the traditional academic grant system wasn't built for them.
The Peregrine Prize was designed to recognize that talent and reward the people behind it.
The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on earth — yet few people know it by name.
It's also one of the most devoted, returning to the same nest and the same partner, year after year.
The people this prize honors share those same qualities: the vision to see what others miss, the drive to pursue it relentlessly, and soaring potential that deserves to be recognized.
Sponsored by
OrbitThe Peregrine Prize is sponsored by Orbit, an engineering company committed to identifying and supporting exceptional talent in research.