Grants Opportunities

Wiley Prize in the Biomedical Sciences

Founded in 1807, Wiley is a global publisher of print and electronic products, specializing in scientific, technical, and medical books; journals; and reference works.

By creating the Wiley Prize in the Biomedical Sciences, Wiley wishes to acknowledge the contributions of that community to our corporate success, as well as to recognize and foster ongoing excellence in scientific achievement and discovery.

The Wiley Prize in the Biomedical Sciences is intended to recognize contributions that have opened new fields of research or advanced novel concepts or their applications in a particular biomedical discipline. The award may recognize a specific contribution or a series of contributions that demonstrate the nominee's significant leadership in the development of research concepts or their clinical application.

The award will consist of a $25,000 grant and each year's recipient will deliver a lecture at Rockefeller University-the venue for the awards.

Nominations
Wiley invites and encourages the nomination of exceptional Ph.D. and M.D. scientists whose research has set the standard for excellence. The elements that should be included in the nomination packets are outlined on the Wiley Foundation Web site at http://www.wiley.com.legacy/wileyfoundation/

For additional information about nominating candidates for the Wiley Prize, contact:
Phone: 212-850-6783
Fax: 212-850-6940
E-mail: dwiley@wiley.com

Selection Process
As chair of the Wiley Prize jury, Professor Günter Blobel, recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will assemble a peer group of outstanding leaders in the scientific community to assist him in selecting the first recipient. The award will be bestowed in 2002.

The evaluations by the jurors of the contributions of the nominees will depend heavily on the information supplied in the nomination packets. Therefore, the nominations should be as complete, current, and accurate as possible.

More than one scientist may be nominated if they have worked as a team. At the jurors' discretion, the award may also be made to more than one individual if they have independently made comparable contributions in their field. No more than three individuals will be eligible to share a single Prize.

The Prize
The principal component of the award will be a monetary grant of $25,000 paid directly the recipient. In the event of multiple winners (a maximum of three), the grant money will be evenly divided.

Honorary Lecture
Recipients of the Wiley Prize in the Biomedical Sciences will also have the opportunity to deliver an honorary lecture at The Rockefeller University in New York city. This acclaimed institution has a long tradition of hosting superb lecture series, in addition to its distinguished academic standing.

All details can be found on the Wiley Foundation Web site at http://www.wiley.com.legacy/wileyfoundation/

PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN SCIENTISTS

"When they're too aggressive, women are ostracized, when they're not aggressive enough, they have to work two times harder." -Nancy Hopkins, Professor, MIT

For Women in Science, a unique partnership between UNESCO and L'Oreal, distributed 10 scholarships of $10,000 to young women engaged in promising post-doctoral research in the life sciences last January. These prizes, awarded to women under 30 from Africa, North America, South America, Asia and Europe, were aimed at helping the recipients get established in the world of research.

In support of this project, L'Oreal launched a dedicated website at http://www.forwomeninscience.com.

This scholarship is the second step in an effort begun by L'Oreal in 1998, with the support of UNESCO, to help women overcome obstacles to the fulfillment of their scientific potential. The program was inaugurated with the creation of five annual $20,000 Helena Rubinstein Awards (Helena Rubinstein is a brand of the L'Oreal Group).

These grants rewarded the groundbreaking work of 5 remarkable women scientists from around the world.

"For L'Oreal," says CEO Lindsay Owen-Jones, "getting involved with UNESCO in the For Women in Sciences Project is a way to express two fundamental beliefs. That science is the source of all progress and that the contributions of women is vital to its future."