Prizes

• More rewards could bolster retention of women in science. From The Scientist: "...women may be overlooked at earlier stages of their careers, and that has a negative effect on their scientific futures." What's involved in getting recognized?
• The importance of recognition in academe.
• Here's a comprehensive list from Stanford
• L'Oreal/UNESCO women in science page describes awards and grants from this unusual partnership, which is intended to highlight and encourage outstanding work by women in life science.
• The new Vanderbilt Prize
• Another prize for women in science comes from the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science.
• There's an Excellence in science award for women in science from FASEB
• Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award awards $75,000 to women geneticists in the first three years of a faculty-level position.
• The ASCB Women in Cell Biology Committee makes annual junior and senior career awards for women.
• NSF Advance, a new program from the National Science Foundation to support individuals and institutions in improving women's representation in research
• Elitism, Excellence, or Both at the National Academy of Sciences? Why are there so few women NAS members? "Only 7 of the 72 new members who were picked last week were women, and women make up just 6.6 percent of the academy's 1,960 American members...."
• Maria Mitchell Award for promoting girls and women in science
• Grant opportunities from GWIS offer $500-$4000 to PhD, postdoc, or junior faculty women
• Awards from the ASBMB. Be sure to nominate significant women scientists for these!
• Women's International Science Collaboration Program from the AAAS provides funds to connect US women scientists and with collaborators from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics.
• RAISE project: Recognizing Achievements of Women in Science, Medicine and Engineering. Has a list of awards.