Society Awards: BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease Grant

Society Awards: BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Biophysical Society
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: March 25, 2026

Summary

The Society Awards: BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease recognizes a member for significant contributions to understanding disease mechanisms or treatment. The award includes a $2,000 honorarium. Both nominees and nominators must be Society members in good standing. This award highlights the vital role of biophysics in health and disease, encouraging nominations from various scientific disciplines.

Overview

NOTE: The deadline represents when the Nomination is due. What Is Biophysics? Biophysics is the field that applies the theories and methods of physics to understand how biological systems work. Biophysics has been critical to understanding the mechanics of how the molecules of life are made, how different parts of a cell move and function, and how complex systems in our bodies—the brain, circulation, immune system, and others— work. Biophysics is a vibrant scientific field where scientists from many fields including math, chemistry, physics, engineering, pharmacology, and materials sciences, use their skills to explore and develop new tools for understanding how biology—all life—works. Society Awards Through its awards program, the Biophysical Society honors its members and recognizes excellence in biophysics. The Society offers awards in sixteen different categories. Nominations for the awards are solicited and evaluated by the Biophysical Society Awards Committee. Society members are encouraged to nominate candidates by submitting a nomination application through the online nomination site. The Society Awards now accept self-nominations. The Fellows distinction and the Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award, however, are not eligible for self-nomination. Nominees may be affiliated with non-academic institutions, however, please note that Society membership is a requirement for the nominator, nominee, and author of one of the two letters of support. BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease About the Award The BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease honors a BPS member who has made a significant contribution to understanding the fundamental cause or pathogenesis of disease, or to enabling the treatment or prevention. The award recipient receives an honorarium of $2,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicant Criteria:Nominee must have made an exceptional contribution to the field of biophysics.Nominees, nominators, and the author of one of the two letters of support must be members of the Biophysical Society in good standing.Self-nominations are accepted. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Nominee and nominator must be members of the Society in good standing.

Ineligibility

Awards Committee members and Council members are not eligible for Society Awards during their term.