Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence
Established in 2024, with the generous support of the Margot and Tom Pritzker Foundation, the Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions that jointly advance AI and the natural sciences or engineering. The prize is based on the quality and impact of the research. The prize may be awarded for a single notable achievement or for a collection of such achievements.
The Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence includes two grand prizes of $50,000.
Recipients will be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the prize ceremony during the University of Chicago and Caltech Conference on AI+Science. The next conference will be Feb. 9-11, 2025 in Pasadena, CA.
Awardee must be a tenured or tenure-track academic based in a US institution of higher education.
Nominations are solicited from the academic community. Nomination should include:
Nomination statement (maximum 1000 words) addressing why the candidate should receive this prize and the candidate's impact on the broader community. Nominators must indicate in the nomination statement how the candidate consistently exemplifies moral, ethical, and professional conduct. The statement must include the nominator's name and email address.
Supporting letters from four endorsers. Endorsers should provide additional insights or evidence of the candidate's impact. Each letter must include the endorser's name and email address, and should focus on the candidate's contributions to AI and the natural sciences or engineering. The letter also should indicate how the candidate consistently exemplifies moral, ethical, and professional conduct. The nominator should collect the letters and bundle them for submission.
Name, address, and email address of the candidate (person being nominated).
Copy of the candidate's CV, listing publications, patents, honors, service contributions, etc.
Suggested citation (maximum of 25 words) to be used if the candidate is selected. This should be a concise statement describing the key accomplishment for which the candidate merits this prize.
The prize winner's work will reflect outstanding research or other contributions in AI and the natural sciences or engineering.
The prize winner's work will reflect outstanding research or other contributions in AI and the natural sciences or engineering. Criteria for selecting the prize winner will include:
the quality and impact of the research, considering impacts both on the scientific or engineering domain and the fields of AI and machine learning;
a single notable achievement or for a collection of such achievements;
the individual's specific contributions to the body of work, especially for large team efforts;
the individual's commitment to the community (e.g., through making their work accessible in well-structured and maintained public repositories, community building, or educational efforts)
