Private Funding Awards/Prizes

Found Animals Foundation: Michelson Prize; for faculty; $25M/yr x 1yr; 1 award/yr; http://www.michelsonprizeandgrants.org/michelson-prize; rolling LOI

Franklin Institute, The: Benjamin Franklin Medal; for faculty; 7 awards/yr; https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin-medals-nominations; rolling

Shaw Prize Foundation: The Prize in Life Science and Medicine; for faculty; $1,200,000/yr x 1yr; 2-3 awards/yr; http://www.shawprize.org/en/; 11/30/2021

Champalimaud Foundation: António Champalimaud Vision Award; for faculty; $1,170,000/yr x 1yr; 1-6 awards/yr; https://www.fchampalimaud.org/vision-award; 12/31/2021

Gruber Foundation - Genetics Prize; for faculty; $500K/yr x 1yr; 1-3 awards/yr; http://gruber.yale.edu/genetics-prize-nomination-criteria; 12/15/2021
UMass Recipients: 2014 Victor Ambros, PhD

Gruber Foundation - Gruber Foundation: Neuroscience Prize; for faculty; $500K/yr x 1yr; 1 award/yr; http://gruber.yale.edu/neuroscience-prize-nomination-criteria; 12/15/2021

Institut de France, Fondation Lefoulon-Delalande - Grand Prix Scientifique; for faculty; $696K/yr x 1yr; http://lefoulon-delalande.institut-de-france.fr/grand-prix-scientifique-2022; 1/14/2022

The Franklin Institute: Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science; for faculty; $250K/yr x 1yr; 1 award/yr; https://www.fi.edu/bower-award-prize-achievement-science; 2/28/2022 LOI

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation - Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award; for faculty; $250K/yr x 1yr; 2-3 (shared prize) awards/yr; https://laskerfoundation.org/; 2/7/2022
UMass Recipients: 2008 Victor Ambros, PhD

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation - Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award, every 2 yrs (even); for faculty; $250K/yr x 1yr; 1 award/yr; https://laskerfoundation.org/; 2/7/2022

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation - Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award; for faculty; $250K/yr x 1yr; 1-3 (shared prize) awards/yr; https://laskerfoundation.org/; 2/7/2022