The Richard Lounsbery Award
The Richard Lounsbery Award honors outstanding young French and American scientists in biology or medicine and promotes scientific collaboration between the two countries.
Funder: Richard Lounsbery Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Nomination/submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Typically $75,000; annual award; one or two laureates per year.
Summary: Honors exceptional young French and American scientists in biology or medicine, fostering Franco-American scientific exchange.
Key Information: Applicants must be under 45 and based in France or the USA; award alternates administration between US and French academies.
Description
The Richard Lounsbery Award is an annual prize established to recognize extraordinary scientific achievement in biology and medicine among young French and American scientists under the age of 45. The award is designed not only to honor scientific excellence but also to stimulate research and foster reciprocal scientific exchanges between the United States and France. The administration of the prize alternates each year between the US National Academy of Sciences and the French Académie des sciences.
