Office of Research

BII and Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health

Limited Submissions

Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.

The Prize aims to recognize researchers who have developed innovative advances with translational potential to impact women’s health globally.

BioInnovation Institute (BII) and Science Translational Medicine present an annual prize celebrating scientists whose research has advanced translation and innovation to address high unmet medical needs in the underserved fields of women’s health.

The winner will have their essay published in Science Translational Medicine, will receive a cash reward of USD 25,000, and be invited to BII headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the grand award ceremony.

Contributions within any area of women’s health will be considered. These include:

  • Female specific conditions;
  • Reproductive health;
  • Conditions that affect females and males differently.

Application Instructions

Apply via the sponsor's web portal.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2027

Deadlines
11/01/2026 UW Internal Deadline Open
11/01/2026 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Funding amount

$25,000

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.