Selection Criteria and Process

Nominations for the Prize may be made by individuals from the research community, industry, government, or other organizations who are sufficiently familiar with the research accomplishments and contributions of the nominee. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Candidates will be reviewed and evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Seminal discovery or a body of work that has resulted in, or led toward, notable contributions to cancer prevention, diagnosis, or treatment; and

2. The discovery has had a lasting impact on the cancer field with a high direct impact of saving people's lives

All submissions will be reviewed by the Prize Selection Committee.

All nominations will require the following documents:

• A letter of recommendation (800 words or less) outlining the nominee's significant contributions to cancer research. The letter should outline the impact that the nominee's research has had on our understanding of the root causes of cancer, on strategies for preventing cancer, on the development of more effective cancer therapies, or other aspects of cancer treatment.

• A simplified current curriculum vitae of the nominee; ten (10) pages maximum.

• A listing of fifteen of the nominee's most important published papers, in the view of the nominator. No press clippings please.

Details on the nomination procedure/materials needed can be found in the Call for Noninations for the 8^th Annual Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research.

Nominations may be submitted by mail or by e-mail. Nominators submitting by e-mail only need to attach the required documents in an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Nominators submitting by mail must include one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy on CD, diskette, or key drive of all required documents. Nomination materials should be sent to:

National Foundation for Cancer Research
Attn: Albert Szent-Györgyi Prize Committee
4600 East West Highway, Suite 525
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 654-1250

Call for Nominations

NFCR is calling for nominations for the 8^th Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. To download 2013 Call for Nominations, click here.

2012 Prize Winners

Dr. Zhen-Yi Wang, M.D., Professor at the Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Zhu Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Minister of Health for the Peoples Republic of China
and Professor at the School of Medicine of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, jointly won the 7^th Szent-Györgyi Prize for their innovative research that led to the successful development of a new therapeutic approach to acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Click here to learn more.

2012 Sponsors: