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NAS Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research

May 21st, 2015 / in Announcements, awards / by Helen Wright

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the creation of the new Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research, convergence research is the integration of research in two or more of the following disciplines: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biomedicine, biology, astronomy, earth sciences, engineering, and computational science. The inaugural prize will be awarded for convergence research that benefits human health.

The prize is made possible through a generous gift from Raymond and Beverly Sackler and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation, and will be presented annually beginning this year with an inaugural $400,000 award. Two-thirds of the prize money will be awarded to the selected researcher(s), and the remaining third will go to support the researcher’s work.

The nomination deadline for the inaugural prize is Monday, June 15, 2015.  Submit your nomination here.

 

 

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