Research & Policy Nexus Awards

Nexus Awards

The Nexus Awards are a universitywide initiative launched in 2023 to support convening, research, and teaching anchored at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. Awarded projects and programs span the breadth of the faculty’s scholarship and expertise: Artificial intelligence and health policy, the arts and humanities, global health and gender equity, and much more.

  • Convening

    Awards up to $100,000 for up to one year for the development and execution of a conference or a series of related events on any topic, to be hosted at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. Example: “Cities and Development in DC: Bringing Research and Policy Together to Solve Problems in Urban Development and Climate Change Adaptation” — Filipe Campante, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

  • Research

    Awards up to $300,000 for up to two years, focusing on either a new area of collaborative work or an expansion of an ongoing area of collaborative work in fundamental, clinical, or applied research, or projects within the arts and humanities. Example: “Evaluating Accuracy and Reproducibility of Forensic Science Methods Used in Criminal Courts” — Michael Rosenblum (Bloomberg School of Public Health), Elizabeth Ogburn (BSPH), Ilya Shpitser (Whiting School of Engineering), Alex McCourt (BSPH)

  • Teaching

    Awards up to $25,000 for up to one year (with the option to renew for a second year) for undergraduate or graduate courses and co-curricular opportunities that will make significant use of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. Example: “National Symphony Orchestra Masterclass” —Marin Alsop (Peabody)

Nexus Awardees

In Spring 2024, 40 wide-ranging projects and programs – anchored at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center – received Nexus Awards. The awardees include nearly 150 researchers and scholars who are exploring a diversity of topics, from climate resilience and population displacement to generative AI and enhanced learning.

Examine each of the winning projects selected for the 2024-25 academic year.

In Spring 2023, the awardees included 102 scholars and researchers representing all nine divisions of the university. The winning proposals spanned a variety of topics—artificial intelligence and health policy, the arts and humanities, global health and gender equity, and much more.

Learn about the winning projects selected last year for the 2023-24 academic year.

“The inaugural Nexus awardees will bring exceptional creativity, innovation, and energy to 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, our university’s magnificent new home in Washington, D.C.. These new ideas and opportunities ensure our faculty’s best insights and discoveries
will inform society’s approach to its greatest challenges.”

JHU President Ron Daniels