Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is seeking applications for the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting to honor a writer for a body of work published or broadcast within the last five years which, for reasons of uncommon clarity, accuracy, breadth of coverage, enterprise, originality, insight and narrative power, has made a profound and lasting contribution to public awareness and understanding of critical advances in medical science and their impact on human health and well-being.
Beginning in 2023, the Cohn Prize is generously underwritten by Michelson Philanthropies, a Los Angeles-based philanthropic foundation devoted to supporting medical research, equity in education, and improving animal welfare.
Award Information
- The honoree receives an award of $5,000 and a certificate. The prize is presented at a joint awards ceremony held in conjunction with ScienceWriters, a conference that combines CASW’s New Horizons in Science briefings and the National Association of Science Writers’ workshops. Awardee travel expenses to the award ceremony are covered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Editors, colleagues, scientists and others familiar with the candidate’s body of work may proffer nominations.
- Individuals may nominate themselves, but are encouraged to submit at least one letter of support from a knowledgeable colleague.
- Eligible writing includes work appearing in digital media.
- Books are not eligible.
- Submitted work must be published in English-language media that reach a US audience.
- Letters of nomination should include an assessment of the nominee’s body of work along with a biographical sketch.
For more information, visit CASW.
