Limited Submission Opportunity: Oskar Fisher Prize
Funding Opportunity: Oskar Fisher Prize
URL: https://oskarfischerprize.com/
OBJECTIVES: According to the World Alzheimer Report 2018 by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), an estimated 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia at a cost of $1 trillion to the global economy. That population is expected to more than triple by the year 2050.
To expand the understanding and explanation of Alzheimer’s disease, United States businessman James Truchard has given a $5 million USD gift to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Sciences to establish the Oskar Fischer Prize. The initiative will engage the world’s brightest minds in a comprehensive literature review with the goal of synthesizing that information into one explanation for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, taking a new systems approach to the research on Alzheimer’s, building on the work Oskar Fischer started over a century ago.
Purpose: To advance understanding of Alzheimer’s disease by recognize the 7 top explanations of the causes of AD through a literature review, systems approach and/or the synthesis of multiple pieces of existing research.
Application process: The main component of submission is a ≤10-page entry.
FUNDING INFORMATION: $2 million grand prize; two $500,000 second-place prizes; four $250,000 third-place prizes.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
Only one submission is allowed per individual participant. Updated or revised files are allowed to replace any previously submitted file until the contest deadline on December 15, 2020. No team submissions permitted.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
As there is not an institutional limit on submissions, the office of Research is not conducting and internal review process. Interested applicants may contact Katharine Canfield (kcanfiel@bu.edu) in the Office of Foundation Relations for information or support.
DEADLINE: December 15, 2020