Prize Opportunities
Summary
Below are information and links to national extramural awards and prizes that recognize faculty research and scholarly activities. Obtain eligibility criteria and submission deadlines by following the hyperlink to individual awards.
Albany Medical College Prize in Medicine
The Albany Medical College Prize in Medicine encourages and recognizes extraordinary and sustained contributions to improving health care and promoting innovative biomedical research.
Deadline: March, 2025
Prize: $500,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Bruce Beutler, M.D. (2009), Michael Brown, M.D. (2003), Joseph Goldstein, M.D. (2003)
Phone: 518-262-3322
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award is for a fundamental discovery that opens up a new area of biomedical science.
Deadline: Not yet announced (February, 2025)
Prize: $250,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Zhijian "James" Chen, Ph.D. (2024), Alfred Gilman, M.D., Ph.D. (1989), Michael Brown, M.D. (1985), Joseph Goldstein, M.D. (1985)
Contact: David Keegan by dkeegan@laskerfoundation.org
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences honors transformative advances toward understanding living systems and extending human life.
Deadline: April 1, 2025
Prize: $3,000,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Zhijian "James" Chen, Ph.D. (2019), Helen Hobbs, M.D. (2016)
Contact: Office@breakthroughprize.org
Dickson Prize in Medicine
The Dickson Prize in Medicine is awarded annually to a leading American investigator who is engaged in innovative, paradigm-shifting biomedical research.
Deadline: October 18, 2024
Prize: $50,000, Lecture at University of Pittsburgh
Contact: healthsciences@pitt.edu
Edward Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience
The Scolnick Prize is awarded annually by the McGovern Institute to recognize outstanding advances in the field of neuroscience.
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Prize: $150,000, Lecture at MIT
Contact: Gayle Lutchen by gwolf@mit.edu
Gruber – Genetics
The Genetics Prize is presented to a leading scientist, or up to three, in recognition of groundbreaking contributions to any realm of genetics research.
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Prize: $500,000
Contact: nominations@gruber.yale.edu
Gruber – Neuroscience
The Neuroscience Prize honors scientists for major discoveries that have advanced the understanding of the nervous system.
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Prize: $500,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardee: Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D. (2019)
Contact: nominations@gruber.yale.edu
Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine
The Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, presented by the American Society for Clinical Investigation and Harrington Discovery Institute, honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with achievements notable for innovation, creativity and potential for clinical application.
Deadline: September 16, 2024
Prize: $20,000; published essay in Journal of Clinical Investigation; lecture at AAP-ASCI-APSA
Previous UT Southwestern awardee: Helen Hobbs, M.D. (2018)
Contact: Email
King Faisal Prize in Medicine
Subjects in medicine are announced in the fall and reflect current areas of international human health concern. Not yet announced: Cellular Therapy; Mathematics: Physics
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Prize: $200,000
Contact: Email
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
The Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is for a major advance that improves the lives of many thousands of people.
Deadline: Not yet announced (February 5, 2024)
Prize: $250,000
Contact: David Keegan by dkeegan@laskerfoundation.org
Lewis S. Rosenthiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research
The Rosenthiel Award is presented annually by Brandeis University to researchers for recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research.
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Prize: $30,000; medallion
Contact: Paula Shelly by shelly@brandeis.edu
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry is awarded by Columbia University to a researcher or group of researchers for their outstanding basic research in biology or biochemistry.
Deadline: Not yet announced (February 5, 2024)
Prize: Honorarium not stated, citation
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Michael Brown, M.D. (1984), Joseph Goldstein, M.D. (1984), Zhijian "James" Chen, Ph.D. (2023)
Contact: horwitzprize@columbia.edu
Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize
The Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology is awarded by the Michelson Philanthropies in association with Science magazine for an early career researcher. Nominees must be 35 years old or younger.
Deadline: October 1, 2024
Prize: $30,000 grand prize, 2 x $10,000 runner-up prizes
Contact: Email
Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
The Nemmers Prize is awarded for achievement and work of lasting significance in the field of medical science.
Deadline: November 1. Prize nominations are solicited in odd years with awards conferred in the even year thereafter.
Prize: $350,000
Contact: nemmersmedicine@northwestern.edu
Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research (The Welch Foundation)
The Welch Foundation's Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research was established to recognize the accomplishments of chemical scientists in Texas who are in their early careers and to serve as an encouragement to those who are embarking on careers dedicated to increasing our fundamental understanding of chemistry.
Deadline: September 15, 2024
Prize: $100,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Ryan Hibbs, Ph.D. (2022), Vincent S. Tagliabracci, Ph.D. (2020), Uttam K. Tambar, Ph.D. (2019), Neal M. Alto, Ph.D. (2017), Benjamin Tu, Ph.D. (2014), Kim Orth, Ph.D. (2010), and Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D. (2005)
Contact: nhacr@welch1.org
Passano Award
The Passano Award and honorarium will be given to an established investigator in recognition of his or her research, which leads to clinical medical applications.
Deadline: November 15, 2024
Prize: $50,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Doujia Pan, Ph.D. (2022), Helen Hobbs, M.D. (2016), Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D. (2016), Eric Olson, Ph.D. (2012), Michael Brown, M.D. (1978), Joseph Goldstein, M.D. (1978)
Contact: info@waverlymanagement.com
Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
The Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research recognizes a new generation of leaders in cancer research who are making significant contributions to the understanding of cancer or are improving the treatment of the disease through basic or clinical research. Nominees must be 50 years old or younger.
Deadline: April 20, 2025
Prize: $150,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D. (2021), Joshua Mendell, M.D., Ph.D. (2019), Duojia (DJ) Pan, Ph.D. (2013)
Contact: marksprize@mskcc.org
Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine
The winner will be an active investigator having produced innovative, paradigm-shifting research that is worthy of significant and broad attention in the field of molecular medicine.
Deadline: November 15, 2024
Prize: $50,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Helen Hobbs, M.D. and Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D. (2023)
Contact: odavis@northwell.edu
Shaw Prize
The Shaw Prize honors individuals who have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, who have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, or who in other domains have achieved excellence.
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Prize: $1,200,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardee: Bruce Beutler, M.D. (2011)
Contact: info@shawprize.org
Steven C. Beering Award
The Indiana University School of Medicine’s Steven C. Beering Award honors an internationally recognized individual for outstanding research contributions to the advancement of biomedical or clinical science.
Deadline: November 18, 2024
Prize: $25,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardee: Eric Olson, Ph.D. (2012)
Contact: fapdd@iu.edu
Switzer Prize
The Switzer Prize recognizes discoveries in basic research in the biological and biomedical sciences that have the potential to inspire transformative breakthroughs in medicine. The prize is awarded to an individual investigator whose recent work has revealed new paradigms, illuminated biological processes/pathways, or explained the pathophysiology of disease.
Deadline: Not yet announced (April 30, 2024)
Prize: $25,000
Previous UT Southwestern Awardees: Zhijian (James) Chen, Ph.D. (2019), Eric Olson, Ph.D. (2009)
Contact: DBaybridge@mednet.ucla.edu
Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
The Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science recognizes original biopharmaceutical or biomedical research that has led to significant advances toward preventing, diagnosing and/or treating major human diseases to improve human health.
Deadline: Not yet announced (September 30, 2022)
Prize: $1,400,000 and a $350,000 grant
Contact: tang-prize@tang-prize.org
Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
The Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science honors and recognizes a female scientist of national reputation who has a stellar record of research accomplishments and is known for her mentorship of women in science.
Deadline: Not yet announced (February 29, 2024)
Prize: $25,000
Contact: Andreac.Davis@vumc.org
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize recognizes and honors one or more scientists, physicians, and researchers whose scientific achievements have led to the prevention, cure, or treatment of human diseases or disorders; and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease.
Deadline: November 1, 2024; Self-nominations are not accepted.
Prize: $500,000, citation
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Michael Brown, M.D. (1999), Joseph Goldstein, M.D. (1999)
Contact: Edward Canton by Email or Phone
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
The Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences, awarded by the Wiley Foundation, celebrates research that champions novel approaches and challenges accepted thinking in the biomedical sciences.
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Prize: $50,000
Previous UT Southwestern awardees: Michael Rosen, Ph.D. (2020), Steven McKnight, Ph.D. (2014)
Contact: wileyfoundation@wiley.com
Wolf Prize
The Wolf Prize is awarded to outstanding scientists and artists from around the world for achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations amongst people.
Deadline: Not announced
Prize: $100,000
Contact: Office@wolffund.org.il