The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize 2024
Sponsor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Description
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is to honor a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contributions to knowledge in fields of biology or biochemistry are deemed worthy of special recognition. It was established under the will of the late S. Gross Horwitz through a bequest to Columbia University and is named to honor the donor's mother. Louisa Gross Horwitz was the daughter of Dr. Samuel David Gross (1805–1889), a prominent Philadelphia surgeon and author of the outstanding Systems of Surgery, who served as President of the American Medical Association.
Each year since its inception in 1967, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize has been awarded by Columbia University for outstanding basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry. The purpose of this award is to honor a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contributions to knowledge in either of these fields are deemed worthy of special recognition. Unless otherwise recommended by the Prize Committee, the prize is awarded annually.
Eligibility
The purpose of this prize is to reward scientists that have made recently transformative discoveries not yet recognized by high visibility international awards. Eligibility:
- The Prize Committee recognizes no geographical limitations.
- The Prize may be awarded to an individual or a group. When the Prize is awarded to a group, the honorarium will be divided among the recipients, but each member will receive a citation.
- Preference will be given to work done in the recent past.
- Re-nomination(s) are by invitation only.
- Self-nominations are not permitted.
Prize
The Prize consists of an honorarium and a citation which are awarded at a special presentation event.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Please submit the nomination directly to Columbia University via the online portal found on the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize website. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and an OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline. |
How to Apply
Nominations must be submitted online, using the nomination portal on the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize website by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and an OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline.
For More Information
For more information contact horwitzprize@columbia.edu or ailsakay@uoguelph.ca. Please also see the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize website.