Conditions of the Prize

The Harvey Prize is awarded annually in a variety of disciplines within the categories of Science & Technology and Human Health. The Harvey Prize has also been awarded for Contribution to Peace in the Middle East. Harvey Prize winners are selected by a council of world-renowned scientists and experts in each field through a rigorous selection process. The Harvey Prize Council, comprised of the president of the Technion, one vice-president, dean of the graduate school, two representatives of both the Israel National Academy of Science and the Technion Senate, receives all nominations. The Council then makes recommendations, which pass through professional evaluation committees in respective fields, and then to the Technion Senate Committee for Honorary Degrees and Prizes. Once the Harvey family and the American Technion Society (ATS) have been formally notified of the choice of finalists, the president of the Technion informs awardees of their impending honor. Laureates are requested to come to the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology to receive their awards. While in Israel, recipients give lectures and meet with Israeli scientists, academicians, and leaders at Technion and other universities. Material from these lectures is published in a continuing library, the Harvey Prize Papers.

Guidelines for The Harvey Prize Nominations

The Harvey Prize is derived from a donation made by the Lena P. Harvey Foundation to the American Technion Society in September 1971. Two awards of $75,000 each are made annually. The prize winners receive their awards at the Technion.
The prizes are awarded each year in a five year cycle in two of the following fields of human endeavour:
first year: One prize in Science and Technology One prize in Human Health second year: One prize in Science and Technology One prize for Outstanding Contribution to Peace in the Middle East third year: Two prizes in Science and Technology fourth year: One prize in Science and Technology   One prize in Human Health fifth year: Two prizes in Science and Technology
This year (2010) is the fourth year of the cycle.
Eligibility:
1. Candidates for the Prize must be living persons. There are no restrictions as to nationality, age and sex. Nominators may propose candidates from all over the world, not restricted to their own countries. Technion Honorary Doctorate recipients will be considered only after a lapse of 5 years since receiving the Honorary Doctorate. 2. In general, recipients of the Nobel or Wolf Prize are not eligible for the Harvey Prize unless the accomplishments cited in the nomination represent new or different work. 3. Prospective candidates for the Harvey Prize must be outstanding   personalities in one of the fields of human endeavour outlined above. They are persons whose achievements have served as a source of inspiration to many others. 4. The Harvey Prize is intended, in principle, to recognize recent   breakthroughs in science and technology. However, work done in the past may be selected for the award if its significance has recently been appreciated. 5. Each Harvey Prize winner will be invited to appear in person at the   Technion to receive the prize and spend time at the Institute in teaching his subject. 6. The Harvey Prize awards are given international publicity so that   the work of the Harvey prize winners shall benefit the largest number of people possible and therefore do the greatest public good and encourage others to support and engage in the same type of public endeavour.
Nominations:
1. All nominations should be tendered in writing, accompanied by   material to facilitate the evaluation of candidates. Please use a separate form for each candidate. 2. Persons associated with the following categories are eligible to make   one or more nominations:   (1) Members of the Board of Governors of the Technion and of   the Technion Senate. (2) Harvey Prize Laureates. (3) Members of National Academies of Science and Engineering. (4) Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and Deans of recognized   institutions of higher learning and research in Israel and abroad. 3. Self nominations are not allowed. 4. Technion academic staff, including emeriti, as well as members of   the Board of Governors are not eligible. 5. Nominators are requested not to inform the proposed candidates. 6. Nominations should be made in the name of individuals, and not of   institutions or organizations.