Principle:

• The Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences are given annually for accomplishments in life sciences broadly defined.

Prizes:

• Up to five annual Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences – $3 million each.

Guidelines:

• All prizes are individual and should recognize a single person’s contribution to the field of life sciences, with special attention to recent developments.
• There are no age restrictions.
• A person can receive a prize more than once.

Nominations:

• Anyone can nominate a candidate at the online nominations page during the open nominations period.
• Self-nominations are not allowed.
• A valid nomination will have basic biographical information on the nominee and nominator and at least one third-party letter of recommendation.
• Candidate citations (up to 10) from a specified academic publishing database are required.
• During the nominations period please see the nominations form at breakthroughprize.org/Nominations.

Selection Committee:

• Past recipients of the prizes are invited to serve on the Selection Committee to select recipients of future prizes.

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research Department no later than May 24th.