The Gruber Foundation invites nominations on behalf of individuals whose achievements in cosmology, Genetics, or Neuroscience would make them suitable candidates for recognition through the 2025 Gruber International Prize Program. 

The Gruber Cosmology Prize honours a leading cosmologist, astronomer, astrophysicist, or scientific philosopher for theoretical, analytical, conceptual or observational discoveries leading to fundamental advances in our understanding of the Universe.

Each prize is accompanied by a $500 000 unrestricted monetary award and is designed to recognise groundbreaking work in each field and inspire additional efforts that affect fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture. Recipients are selected by a committee of distinguished experts in each field. 

We encourage nominations that reflect the breadth of the fields and the diversity of those working within them. Nomination forms should be completed and submitted online. Further information on the Foundation and the individual Prizes is available.

The deadline for nominations is 15 December 2024.

More information

The IAU is the international astronomical organization that brings together more than 12 000 active professional astronomers from more than 100 countries worldwide. Its mission is to promote and safeguard astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation. The IAU also serves as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and the surface features on them. Founded in 1919, the IAU is the world's largest professional body for astronomers.

The IAU and The Gruber Foundation have a long standing relationship of collaboration between both organisations with the aim to promote the science of cosmology and other branches of astronomy including the Gruber Cosmology Prize and the TGF Fellowship Programme.

Contacts

A. Sarah Hreha
Executive Director, The Gruber Foundation, Yale University
New Haven, CT, USA
Cell: +1 203-432-6231
Email: sarah.hreha@gruber.yale.edu 

Lina Canas
IAU Membership Coordinator
Email: lina.canas@iau.org / iaupressoffice@iau.org