Call for Nominations
2011 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Eligibility and Selection Process
Nomination Information:
Theme: Genomics
Prize: $250,000 USD
Deadlines:
Notice of intent to nominate is encouraged: March 31, 2010
Complete Nomination: May 31, 2010
The Franklin Institute seeks nominations for the 2011 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science of individuals who have made significant scientific contributions to our understanding of the structure and function of genomes. Nominations may recognize efforts including, but not limited to: functional genomics, comparative genomics, studies of complex diseases, and personalized medicine. Nominations should clearly indicate the scientific impact of the nominee's work, whether innovative, technical, conceptual, and/or integrative.
Eligibility:
- This is an international competition for individuals whose work has had a significant impact on our understanding of genomics.
- The award is for individual achievement rather than that of a group or team. If the individual is a part of a group whose joint work is selected for an award, he or she must be recognized as the group's leading scientist.
- Candidates for the award must be living, and the winner must participate in the Awards Ceremony, to be held on April 28, 2011 in Philadelphia.
The Bower Award and Prize for Science Achievement was established in 1990 through a bequest from Philadelphia chemical manufacturer and philanthropist Henry Bower (1896-1988). The award, with its gold medal and cash prize of $250,000, is presented annually to a distinguished member of the international scientific community for work in a prescribed discipline that changes each year.
The Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science and the Bower Award for Business Leadership are the newest in The Franklin Institute's long history of recognizing and encouraging achievement in science, technology, and leadership. Through The Franklin Institute Awards, which today includes the Benjamin Franklin Medals and the Bower Awards, the Institute has honored over 2,000 luminaries since 1824, representing the greatest minds of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The roster of Franklin Institute Laureates reads like a Who's Who of science and invention, including such titans as Thomas Edison, Marie and Pierre Curie, Rudolph Diesel, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Enrico Fermi, Marshall Nirenberg, Jacques Cousteau, Stephen Hawking, Stanley Prusiner, Noam Chomsky, Barry Marshall, Paul Baran, Judah Folkman, Jane Goodall, Seymour Benzer, and Elizabeth Blackburn, among others.