Awards and prizes: deadlines May-June 2016
May 15: Humanities. The Academy of Poets accepts submissions for the James Laughlin Award January 1 through May 15 each year. The award recognizes a second book of poetry forthcoming in the following calendar year. The winner will receive a $5,000 prize and an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at the Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. Visit the organization's website for more details. Contact: https://www.poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/james-laughlin-award
June 1: Humanities. The Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council is accepting nominations for its Outstanding Archives Award, recognizes the outstanding efforts in archives and records work in Georgia. The organization has twelve different award categories for individuals and organizations. Self-nominations are welcome. Visit the organization's website for more details. Contact: Christopher Davidson; (678) 364-3806; christopher.davidson@usg.edu; http://www.georgiaarchives.org/ghrac/awards_program
June 10: Arts. The Vilcek Foundation is accepting applications for its fine arts prizes. Three prizes of $50,000 each will be awarded to young artists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Artists practicing in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and other visual arts processes are eligible. Applicants must have been born outside the United States and be naturalized citizens or permanent residents in the United States, or holders of an H1B or O-1 visa and have been living and working in the United States for at least 5 years, or have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Also, applicants must not be more than 38 years old as of December 31, 2016 and must intend to pursue a professional career in the United States. Those currently enrolled in a school are ineligible. Visit the foundation's website for more details. Contact: http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/creative-promise/arts.html
June 10: Science, technology, and math. The Vilcek Foundation is accepting applications for its biomedical sciences prizes. Three prizes of $50,000 each will be awarded to young biomedical scientists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Eligible work may be in basic, applied, or translational biomedical science. Applicants must have been born outside the United States and be naturalized citizens or permanent residents in the United States, or holders of an H1B or O-1 visa and have been living and working in the United States for at least 5 years, or have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Also, applicants must not be more than 38 years old as of December 31, 2016, should intend to pursue a professional career in the United States, and must have earned a doctoral degree and hold a full-time position at an academic institution or other organization. Visit the foundation's website for more details. Contact: http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/creative-promise/biomedical-science.html
June 15: Health/medicine. Nominations are invited for the 2017 Frank H. Morriss Jr. Leadership Award. This award is granted in honor of Dr. Frank H. Morriss Jr., professor and former head of the department of pediatrics at the University of Iowa. The award recognizes sustained leadership in an academic setting that has resulted in improved health or well-being of children through innovation in clinical care, investigation of children's diseases and problems, advocacy on behalf of child health, or facilitation of collaborative efforts. The test of leadership shall be that one developed a new strategy, set a new course or direction, marshaled resources or people toward an effort, or found common ground among competing interests. The award nominee should be a faculty member at an academic institution in the U.S. or elsewhere. The awardee will be expected to visit Iowa City to share the story of his or her leadership accomplishments. Visit the website for more details. Contact: Edward Bell, M.D.; edward-bell@uiowa.edu; http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/call-for-nominations-frank...
June 15: Humanities. Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Holberg Prize, an annual international research prize that recognizes scholarly contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law, or theology. Scholars holding positions at universities and other research institutions, including academies, are welcome to nominate candidates for the prize. The prize may be awarded both for work within a particular academic discipline and for work of a cross-disciplinary nature. The prize winner must have had a decisive influence on international research. Visit the website for more details. Contact: Solveig Stornes, project manager for the Holberg Prize; solveig.stornes@holbergprisen.no; http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nomination
June 30: Science, technology, and math. Tulane University is accepting applications from entrepreneurs, researchers, and inventors for its Nitrogen Reduction Challenge. A $1-million cash prize will be awarded to the team that presents the best solution to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering the earth's waters via fertilizer-laden runoff from farmlands. Such runoff is a leading cause of hypoxia, a deadly deficiency of oxygen that creates annual "Dead Zones" in the world's lakes and oceans, killing marine life and threatening the economies of coastal regions, including the Gulf of Mexico. Up to five semi-finalists will be selected by November 2016 and provided a plot of farmland in northeast Louisiana to field test their innovation. The winning entry, which must maintain or increase agricultural yields while reducing nutrient runoff, will be selected by the Challenge Advisory Committee and awarded the grand prize in December 2017. Visit the university's website for more details. Contact: Tulane University; http://tulane.edu/tulaneprize/waterprize
Compiled by Anais Strickland