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Newcomb Cleveland Prize

Newcomb Cleveland Prize

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The Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is annually awarded to author(s) of outstanding scientific paper published in the Research Articles or Reports sections of Science. Established in 1923, funded by Newcomb Cleveland who remained anonymous until his death in 1951, and for this period it was known as the AAAS Thousand Dollar Prize. "The prize was inspired by Mr. Cleveland's belief that it was the scientist who counted and who needed the encouragement an unexpected monetary award could give."[1] The present rules were instituted in 1975, previously it had gone to the author(s) of noteworthy papers, representing an outstanding contribution to science, presented in a regular session, sectional or societal, during the AAAS Annual Meeting. It is now sponsored by the Fodor Family Trust[2] and includes a prize of $25,000.[3]

Recipients

List of winners[2][4]

Current rules

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References

  1. [1]
    "Million Left to Mt. Holyoke College by Retired Advertising Executive". The New York Times. 15 August 1951. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    "AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize". AAAS. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    "AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize". AAAS. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Newcomb Cleveland Prize Recipients". AAAS. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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