International Cosmos Prize

The Cosmos Prize is awarded for research work that has achieved excellence and is recognized as contributing to a significant understanding of the relationships among living organisms, the interdependence of life and the global environment, and the common nature integrating these inter-relationships. It should be characterized by a global perspective which tries to illuminate the relationships between diverse phenomena, in keeping with the concepts and principle of “The Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind.”

Award/Prize amount: $380,000
Application/Nomination information: Nominations by invitation only.
Agency deadline: April
Internal/Campus deadline: February
Illinois campus contact: provostawards@illinois.edU
Additional information: Cosmos Website

Illinois Recipients