Upcoming Deadlines for September, October and November

SEPTEMBER

InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize
http://www.interbrew-baillet-latour.be/en/home.asp
Category changes yearly. The 2006 theme is "Immunity and Infectious Diseases". The Prize is awarded to a scientist active in biomedical research and/or its practical applications for human health.
Amount of award: Euro 150,000
Deadline: 9/15/06

John and Alice Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/tylerprize/
Prizes are awarded for any one of the following: the protection, maintenance, improvement or understanding of an ecological or an environmental condition anywhere in the world; the discovery, further development, improvement, or understanding of known or new sources of energy; medical discoveries or achievement with such worldwide implications that they significantly benefit environmental aspects of human health. Self nominations are not accepted.
Amount of award: $200,000
Deadline: 9/15/06

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
The Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
http://www.aacr.org/default.aspx?p=6237
Recognizes individuals who have made a major scientific discovery in basic cancer research OR who have made significant contributions to translational cancer research.
Amount of award: $75,000
Deadline: 9/16/06

OCTOBER

Gairdner Foundation International Award
http://www.gairdner.org/nominations2007gairdner.html
The Awards are for basic biomedical and clinical research and recognize and reward individuals whose seminal discoveries and major scientific contributions constitute tangible and significant achievement in biomedical sciences
Amount of award: $30,000CN
Deadline: 10/01/06

NOVEMBER

Hans Neurath Award of the Protein Society
http://www.proteinsociety.org/pages/page03c.htm
Recognizes an individual who has made a recent contribution of unusual merit to basic research in the field of protein science, including but not restricted to the chemistry, design, folding, structure, or biological function or proteins.
Amount of award: $15,000
Deadline: 11/1/06

Harvey Prize/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
http://www.admin.technion.ac.il/harvey
Three prizes will be awarded: "Science and Technology", "Human Health" and "Outstanding Contribution to Peace in the Middle East".
Amount of award: $75,000 each.
Deadlline: 11/1/06

David Martin Carter Mentor Award
http://www.americanskin.org
Presented by the American Skin Association to honor a member of the dermatology community who has superior achievement in clinical and/or basic dermatological research and long-term involvement in mentoring activities.
Deadline: 11/30/06

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