Nemmers Prizes
Collectively, the Nemmers Prizes recognize works of lasting significance in various disciplines. The Prizes in Economics and Mathematics were established in 1994; the Prize in Music Composition was created in 2004; the Prize in Medical Science in 2015; and the Prize in Earth Sciences in 2016.
Nemmers Prizes
It is Northwestern’s ambition to attract the world’s most transformative experts on topics of global importance and demonstrate our commitment to research and academic eminence. Through generous gifts made from Erwin and Frederic Nemmers many years ago, Northwestern was able to establish the Nemmers Prizes as well as several endowed professorships at Kellogg. The University seeks to reflect and engage the world in all of its diversity through these Nemmers Prize winners, as well as Northwestern’s own world-leading faculty. Read more about the Nemmers family and the history of the prizes here.
Read more about each of the 2022 winners and their impressive backgrounds here.
Winners of the prestigious awards are recognized as renowned leaders from institutions outside of Northwestern who have made lasting contributions to new knowledge or the development of significant new modes of analysis. The cross-disciplinary prizes are awarded every other year and carry some of the largest stipends in their fields. Winners of the prizes in medical science, economics, mathematics and earth sciences each receive $200,000, and the winner in music composition receives $100,000.
For information on the nomination process, please follow the links to each prize.
