John Dystel Prize
The John Dystel Prize honors active researchers for recent, innovative advances in understanding, treating, or preventing multiple sclerosis.
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Funder: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026
Funding Amounts: $40,000 cash prize, sculpture, and travel support for AAN Annual Meeting
Summary: Annual award recognizing outstanding, recent contributions to multiple sclerosis research, with emphasis on innovative impact and active engagement in the field.
Key Information: Industry employees are not eligible; prize is not a lifetime achievement award.
Description
The John Dystel Prize is awarded annually by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, in partnership with the American Academy of Neurology, to honor individuals whose recent and ongoing research has significantly advanced the understanding, treatment, or prevention of multiple sclerosis (MS). The award celebrates innovative work that has made a lasting impact on MS research and is intended for active researchers rather than as a lifetime achievement recognition. In addition to the monetary prize, recipients receive a sculpture, complimentary registration, and travel support to the AAN Annual Meeting.
