NIH employees make outstanding contributions to the biomedical sciences that are frequently recognized by outside organizations in the form of awards. Employees may accept these awards subject to the regulations (5 CFR 2635.204(d) and 5 CFR 5501.111). For general information on awards, see Awards from Outside Organizations
The Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH, is charged with the responsibility to pre-screen all awards given by non-Federal organizations which offer a cash gift. The ACD considers whether the award is made as part of an established program of recognition under which:
- awards have been made on a regular basis or which is funded, wholly or in part, to ensure its continuation on a regular basis, and
- the selection of the award recipient is made pursuant to written standards.
The ACD makes recommendations to the NIH DEC, who has final approval authority for whether individual awards meet these criteria.
Awards that only bestow the following need not be pre-screened by the ACD. Each DEC will review and provide approval, if appropriate.
- an honor (no cash component);
- a plaque or trophy of little intrinsic value;
- travel expenses to an event; or
- waiver of registration fee for the award ceremony.
The following awards offering cash gifts have been pre-screened by the ACD and determined by the NIH DEC to satisfy the regulatory requirements. With prior approval from their DEC, NIH employees may accept the cash gifts associated with these awards where acceptance would be consistent with all applicable rules. See Awards from Outside Organizations for additional information. Awards included on the list will be updated biannually in June and December, following the meetings of the ACD. Awards can be removed if determined to no longer meet the criteria for acceptance.
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| Organization Granting the Award | Award Name |
| Albany Medical Center | Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2/05) |
| Albert & Mary Lasker Foundation | Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards (2/05) |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Award (2/06) (See Note below) |
| American Academy of Dermatology |
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| American Academy of Neurology |
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| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons |
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| American Association of Anatomists | R.R. Bensley Award in Cell Biology (6/08) |
| American Association for Cancer Research |
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| American Association for Dental Research (AADR) | AADR Distinguished Scientist Award (6/08) |
| American Association for Laboratory Animal Science | AALAS Poster Sessions Award Laboratory Investigations Category (6/07) |
| American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus | AAPOS Young Researchers Award (6/07) |
| American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases | Distinguished Service Award (2/06) |
| American Association of Blood Banks |
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| American Association of Clinical Chemistry | AACC Lectureship Award (5/05) |
| American Association of Clinical Chemistry - Nutrition Division | Garry Labbe Award (12/07) |
| American Association of Immunologists |
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| American Association of Neurological Surgeons | Preuss Research Award (6/08) |
| American Chemical Society, Division of Medicinal Chemistry | The Bristol-Myers Squibb Smissman Award (6/07) |
| American College of Epidemiology | Abraham Lilienfeld Award (6/06) |
| American College of Neuropsychopharmacology |
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| American College of Physicians |
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| American College of Psychiatrists | Stanley Dean Award for Research in Schizophrenia (2/05) |
| American College of Rheumatology |
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| American Diabetes Association | National Achievement Awards (3/05) |
| American Dietetic Association | Huddleson Award (12/07) |
| American Gastroenterological Association | The Master Award for Sustained Achievement in Digestive Sciences (6/07) |
| American Heart Association |
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| American Laryngological Association | American Laryngological Association Award (6/06) |
| American Journal of Human Genetics | C.W. Cotterman Award (6/08) |
| American Mensa Ltd | Award for Excellence in Research (12/06) |
| American Pharmacist Association | APHA Distinguished Federal Pharmacist (6/08) |
| American Physical Therapy Association |
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| American Physiological Society | Epithelial Transport Group Young Investigator Award (6/08) |
| American Public Health Association | David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health (12/07) |
| American Public Health Association, Gerontological Health Section | James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award (6/07) |
| American Skin Association | Research Scholar Awards (2/05) |
| American Society of Andrology | Distinguished Andrologist Award (4/05) |
| American Society for Apheresis | Best Abstract in Transplantation Award (6/08) |
| American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ASBMB Oral Presentation Award (12/06) |
| American Society for Blood & Marrow Transplantation | New Investigator Travel Award (12/07) |
| American Society for Bone & Mineral Research (ASBMR) |
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| American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) | The ASCI Award (4/05) |
| The American Society for Clinical Investigation (jointly with the American Academy of Pediatrics) | Best Poster Award (12/07) |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | ASCO Merit Award (12/06) |
| American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
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| American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics | J. Stephen Fink Award (6/08) |
| American Society of Hematology (ASH) | Travel Award (6/08) |
| American Society of Human Genetics |
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| American Society for Investigative Pathology | Chugai Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Scholarship (6/08) |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
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| American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair | The Bernard Sandberg Memorial Award for Brain Repair (6/07) |
| American Society for Nutrition | The Davi Kritchesky Career Achievement Award (6/08) |
| American Society for Nutritional Sciences | Conrad A Elvehjem Award for Public Service in Nutrition (4/05) |
| American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics | Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism (6/06) |
| American Society for Virology | 2007 Post Doctoral Travel Grant (12/07) |
| American Statistical Association |
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| American Telemedicine Association | President's Award for Advancement of Telemedicine (6/08) |
| American Thyroid Association | Van Meter Award (12/06) |
| American Veterinary Medical Association | Charles River Prize (12/06) |
| Arthritis Foundation | Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Arthritis Research (2/05) |
| Association of American Physicians | Kober Medal (6/07) |
| Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology and the US and Canadian Academy of Pathology | Autopsy Pathology Award (6/07) |
| Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) | Pharmacy Awards (2/05) |
| Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals | ARHP Merit Awards (2/05) |
| Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) | Howard Bremer Scholarship (6/08) |
| Becton Dickinson Biosciences | Rolduc BD Biosciences Poster Prize (6/08) |
| Biocore/BioTechniques | Award for Excellence (Poster Award) (12/06) |
| Biophysical Society |
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| Bones & Teeth Gordon Research Conference | Bones and Teeth Gordon Research Travel Awards (12/07) |
| British Association for Psychopharmacology | Wyeth Psychopharmacology Awards (Pre-clinical Psychopharmacology and Clinical Psychopharmacology) (12/07) |
| British Blood Transfusion Society | James Blundell Award (3/05) |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation | Distinguished Achievement Awards (2/05) |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards in Biomedical Sciences |
| Caledonian Research Foundation | Caledonian Prize Lectureship (12/06) |
| Castilla del Pino Federation | Castilla del Pino Award for Achievement in Psychiatry (3/05) (See Note below) |
| Center for American Women and Politics |
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| The Centro Mangrella Foundation | Mauizio Mangrella Award in Neuroscience (12/06) |
| Chemical Society of Washington | Hillebrand Prize (6/07) |
| Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation |
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| Clinical Ligand Assay Society | Distinguished Scientist Award (2/06) |
| Cognitive Neuroscience Society | George A Miller Prize in Cognitive Research (4/05) |
| The College on Problems of Drug Dependence | J. Michael Morrison Award (12/06) |
| Collegium International Neuro-psyco-pharmacologicum | Young Investigator Award (12/06) |
| Colleguim Ota-Rhino Larynogologicum Amicitiae Sacrum | 2007 Acta Oto-Laryngologicia Prize (12/07) |
| Comprehensive Cancer Center/Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University | Herbert & Maxine Block Memorial Lectureship Award (12/06) |
| Conchita Rabago de Jimenez Diaz Foundation | Jimenez Diaz Memorial Lecture (6/07) |
| Conquer Fragile X | CFXF Rising Star Award (Best Poster) (12/07) |
| Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance |
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| Dermatology Nurses' Association | Dermik Laboratories Career Mobility Scholarship (2/05) |
| Endocrine Society |
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| FEBS Journal | FEBS Journal Prize (12/06) |
| Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology | Excellence in Science Award (3/05) |
| Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique | Balillet Latour Health Prize in Immunity and Infectious Diseases (2/06) |
| Fondation de France | Jacques Monod Award (12/07) |
| Fondation Jean-Pierre Lecocq | Jean-Pierre Lecocq Prize (6/06) |
| Foundation for the NIH and the NIH Virology Interest Group | Normal P. Saltzman Award in Virology (12/06) |
| French Association of Cancer Research | Leopold Griffuel Prize (2/06) (See Note below) |
| Gairdner Foundation | Gairdner Foundation International Awards (2/05) |
| GEICO |
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| General Motors Cancer Research Foundation | GM Cancer Research Prizes (2/05) |
| Gerontological Society of America | Nathan Shock New Investigator Award (12/06) |
| German Society of Virology | Leoffler-Frosch Award (3/05) |
| Global Health Council | Dr Nathan Davis International Awards (2/05) |
| Harvard Medical School | Ruth and William Silen Award (12/07) |
| Harvard School of Public Health | Marvin Zelen Leadership Award (12/06) |
| Harvard University | Innovations in American Government Program (2/05) |
| Health Improvement Institute | Award for Excellence in Human Research (6/08) |
| Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education | The Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research (6/08) |
| HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Desease Society of America | 2007 HIVMA Emerging Leader in Clinical Education Award (12/07) |
| Illinois Society of Microbiology | Pasteur Award (6/08) |
| International Association for Dental Research (IADR) & American Association for Dental Research |
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| International Bioiron Society | Novartis Presidents Award (Best Young Scientist Presentation) (12/07) |
| International Congress of Radiation Research (ICRR) | ICRR Travel Awarad (6/08) |
| International Cytokine Society | Post-doctoral Investigator Award (12/07) |
| International Mammalian Genome Society | 2006 International Mammalian Genome (6/07) |
| International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) | Linda Trunzo Humanitarian Award (12/06) |
| International Society for Interferon & Cytokine Research | Millstein Award (3/05) |
| International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics | ISSX North American Scientific Achievement Award (12/06) |
| Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science |
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| International Society for Eye Research |
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| Japan Rheumatism Foundation | Japan Rheumatism Foundation International Award (6/06) |
| Jellinek Memorial Fund | Jellinek Memorial Award (12/07) |
| Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health | Margaret Merrell Award for Excellence in Research (12/06) |
| Keystone Symposia |
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| Kinship Foundation | Searle Scholars Program (2/06) |
| Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology | Roger Demers Prize (6/08) |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Nurse of the Year Award (6/08) |
| Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University | Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research (6/07) |
| Lymphoma Foundation of America | Young Scientist Award (6/08) |
| Maureen & Mike Mansfield Foundation | Mansfield Fellowship Program (2/05) |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Annual John Mendelssohn Award |
| Medical Library Association |
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| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research (4/05) |
| Microscopy Society of America (MSA) | MSA Presidential Student Award (6/07) |
| Millennium Prize Foundation | Millennium Technology Prize (4/05) |
| The Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness | The Russell Belyea Research Award (6/06) |
| National Academy of Engineering (NAE) | NAE Awards (2/05) |
| The National Association of Federal Veterinarians | Dr. Daniel E. Salmon Award (6/06) |
| National Center for Healthcare Leadership | Annual NCHL National Healthcare Leadership Award (2/06) |
| National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services | Miles Conrad Award (6/07) |
| National Foundation for Cancer Research | Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research (6/08) |
| National Foundation for Eye Research |
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| Neuroscience Education Institute | Lifetime Achievement Award (3/05) |
| Nikon Microscopy | Nikon's Small World Competition (6/06) |
| North American Hair Research Society | North American Hair Research Society Poster Award (12/06) |
| North Carolina Society of Toxicology | Student Merit Award (5/05) |
| Novartis/International Congress of Immunology | Novartis Prize for Clinical Immunology (12/07) |
| The Obesity Society | Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award (6/08) |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Health (2/05) |
| Oncology Nursing Society |
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| Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Promoting Health in the Americas | Abraham Horwitz Award for Leadership in Inter-American Health (3/05) |
| Partnership for Public Service | Federal Employees of the Year Award (12/07) |
| Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society | Nursing Case Presentation Poster (2/06) |
| The Peter Gruber Foundation | The Genetics Prize (6/06) |
| Philanthropic Collaborative for Integrative Medicine | Bravewell Leadership Award (2/05) |
| Population Association of America | Robert J. Lapham Award (6/07) |
| Prince Mahidol Award Foundation | Prince Mahidol Award (6/06) |
| R&D Magazine | Scientist of the Year Award (2/06) |
| Research Triangle Park Drug Metabolism Discussion Group | 2007 Best Poster Award (12/07) |
| Rheumatism Society of the District of Columbia Fellows Forum | Rheumatism Society of the District of Columbia Fellows Forum Award (6/06) |
| Robert J. & Claire Pasarow Foundation |
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| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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| Rolex Awards for Enterprise | Rolex Awards for Enterprise (2/05) |
| Rutgers University | Elizabeth C. Miller & James A. Miller Distinguished Lecture Award in Experimental Oncology (6/08) |
| Sabin Vaccine Institute | Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award (5/05) |
| Scandanavian Society for Immunology | Best Paper (6/08) |
| The Shaw Foundation | The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine (12/06) |
| Society for Endocrinology | Transatlantic Medal Award (3/05) |
| Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine |
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| Society of Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication | 2008 SHAPE Award (6/08) |
| Society for Hematopathology | Pathologist-in-Training Award (3/05) |
| Society for Investigative Dermatology |
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| Society for Leukocyte Biology | Marie T. Bonazinga Research Award (12/07) |
| Society for Neuroscience (SFN) |
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| Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine | Student Award (12/07) |
| Society of Biological Psychiatry | A.E. Bennett Research Award (6/07) |
| Society of Biomedical Research | SBR/CKD Bioscience Award (12/06) |
| Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists | Young Investigator Award (6/06) |
| Society of Toxicology | Enhancement of Animal Welfare (6/06) |
| State University of New York at Stony Brook | Dean's Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Education by a Graduate Program Director (12/06) |
| Toxicology Forum | George Scott Memorial Award (2/06) |
| United Arab Emirates | University Grand Hamdan International Award (2/06) |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Janet L. Norwood Award (12/06) |
| University of Cincinnati | Oesper Award (2/06) |
| University of Iowa College of Public Health | Richard & Barbara Hansen Leadership Award and Distinguished Lectureship (3/05) |
| University of Maryland | Graduate Merit Awards (2/06) |
| University of Pittsburgh | The Dickson Prize in Medicine (12/06) |
| University of Southern California | Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2/05) |
| US Department of Energy | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award |
| Van Andel Institute | Daniel Nathans Memorial Award (6/08) |
| Washington Statistical Society & the Research Triangle Institute | Gertrude Cox Award (12/06) |
| The Weizmann Institute | Sergio Lombrosso Award (12/07) |
| Wiley Foundation | Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (2/05) |
| The Will Rogers Institute | Will Rogers Prize (12/07) |
| Yrjo Jahnsson Foundation | Best Poster Presentation (12/07) |
Note: This award is from a foreign entity and requires additional screening. Talk to your ethics office staff right away.
Bulleted List: Multiple awards granted
For additional information, contact your IC's Deputy Ethics Counselor or Ethics Coordinator.
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