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Submissions for the international award, endowed with €500,000, are accepted through February 28, 2025
Berlin, October 14, 2024 – The Virchow Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination phase for the Virchow Prize 2025. Nominations may be submitted beginning October 12, 2024, through February 28, 2025. Recognizing outstanding contributions towards the common goal of “health for all”, the Virchow Prize honours individuals and organisations whose work significantly advanced health equity, innovation and sustainability.
Named after the pioneering physician and anthropologist Rudolf Virchow, the prize celebrates achievements addressing the world’s most pressing health challenges. Honouring across a wide spectrum of fields, including research, policy development, education, and advocacy, the Virchow Prize aims to cover the entire breadth of global health on a fundament of human rights, solidarity, and equity.
Nominations for the Virchow Prize 2025 can be submitted by eligible individuals, completing the dedicated form and sending to nominations@virchow.foundation. Information on qualified nominators, eligibility and the nomination process can be found at virchowprize.org/nominations.
Laureates of the international prize are annually awarded in Berlin. In 2025, the ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 11, the eve of the WHS 2025 (World Health Summit).
About the Virchow Prize
As international award annually celebrated in Berlin, the Virchow Prize is granted by the Virchow Foundation and endowed with €500,000. Rudolf Virchow, inspiration and namesake of the prize, is a symbol and role model for the urgently needed holistic approach to improve health for all. In this spirit, the Virchow Prize intends to further strengthen our efforts to a better future by honouring groundbreaking research, innovations and achievements upholding the United Nations 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals, specifically addressing SDG 3 “Health and Well-Being for All”.
About the Virchow Foundation
The non-profit Virchow Foundation was established in 2021 with support of the Presidents of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities as well as Members of the German Bundestag and civil society to contribute to the improvement of health worldwide. Through the joint commitment of highly respected international individuals and organisations, the close partnership with the World Health Summit, and the establishment of the Virchow Prize, the Virchow Foundation is actively committed to ‘health for all’.
Contact
Steffi Gasteiger (she/her), Communication & Partnerships Manager, Virchow Foundation, press@virchow.foundation
