Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
Selection Criteria
Nominations for the Prize may be made by individuals from the research community, industry, government, or other organizations who are sufficiently familiar with the research accomplishments and contributions of the nominee. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
Candidates must have made an original discovery or achieved a breakthrough in scientific understanding that has been developed, by them or others, for better prevention, earlier diagnosis, or new treatments for patients with cancer.
The Prize Selection Committee reviews all submissions. If you have questions or need more information, please email ASGPrize@NFCR.org.
You can download all nomination information here: 2023 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Nominations are reviewed and evaluated based on the following criteria:
1. The candidate is nominated for a seminal discovery or a pioneering body of work that has contributed to cancer prevention, diagnosis, or treatment.
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2. The candidate’s work has had a lasting impact on understanding cancer, holding the promise of improving or saving the lives of cancer patients.
Thank you for your interest in the 2023 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research! Nominations for this year’s Award have closed.
Stay tuned this Summer for an announcement on our 2023 Honoree. Nominations for our 2024 Prize will open around October.
The Szent-Györgyi Prize Selection Committee
The Szent-Györgyi Prize Selection Committee advises and consults with the National Foundation for Cancer Research on each year’s pool of Prize nominees. The Committee considers the research history and contributions of each nominee, with special emphasis on the importance of the research featured in the nomination materials; the significance, originality, and impact of that research as well as the nominee’s entire body of scientific contributions; each nominee’s professional activities and publications as reflected in the curriculum vitae; and other relevant aspects of each nominee’s career in research.
The Prize Winner each year will serve as the selection chair of the Szent-Györgyi Prize Selection Committee for the following year. In case the Prize Winner is unable to serve as the incoming chair, the previous chair will serve as de facto chair of the new Committee. It will be the charge of the selection committee members to evaluate each candidate’s accomplishments and provide a dispassionate narrative, not to serve as champions of the candidates.
