The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences
The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences honors an individual for original chemistry research developing probes to understand biological function, particularly in cells or organisms.
Funder: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Due Dates: December 3, 2026 (Nomination deadline) | May 2027 (Winner announcement)
Funding Amounts: $250,000 monetary prize, a medal, and a certificate
Summary: The 2027 prize recognizes an individual’s exceptional, original chemistry research advancing chemical probes of biological systems.
Key Information: International nominations are welcome; self-nominations, previous Dreyfus Prize winners, and Nobel Laureates are ineligible.
Description
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation awards the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences biennially to an individual whose exceptional and original research has advanced a selected area of chemistry in a major way. Each award cycle highlights a different topic. The 2027 topic is Chemical Probes of Biological Systems.
The 2027 prize focuses on the development of probes to understand biological function, particularly in cells or organisms. This area of chemical biology has revealed the functions of proteins, glycans, and nucleic acids, the regulation of pathways, and mechanisms of disease. The topic distinguishes these advances from the development of imaging technologies. For substantially interdisciplinary advances, the contributions representing original chemistry must be clear.
