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  • 2026 Merkin Prize Nomination

    Submit by Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET

  • View Eligibility Requirements and FAQs

    This form does not "autosave." To save a draft of your nomination, click the "save" button at the bottom of the form. You will be prompted to provide an email address. You must provide an email address for the draft to be saved. 

    Once you have reviewed and successfully submitted your nomination, you will be directed to a confirmation page with a tracking number and receive an email.

    Email additional questions and technical issues to: merkinprize@broadinstitute.org.

    • Nominated Technology 
    • Nominator Information 
    • Nominee Information 

    • Individuals, teams, and/or combinations of individuals and teams may be nominated for the prize.

      Although no absolute limit has been placed on the number of individuals included in a nomination, more than four is discouraged except under exceptional conditions. If nominating a team, no more than 50 members of the team may be nominated. Please note: Self-nominations are not permitted.

    • Self-nominations are not permitted.

      “A “self-nomination” occurs when a nominator is listed as a nominee. Please update the nomination to move forward. For additional information, visit merkinprize.org/eligibility or email merkinprize@broadinstitute.org.

    • Team Nomination

      To qualify for a nomination that includes a team as a potential recipient, each team member should be considered an essential component, having contributed directly to the development of the nominated technology through experimental work. Those in primarily administrative roles are not eligible for the prize. Please note: CVs and biographies are not required for team nominations.

    • Individual Nomination

      Although no absolute limit has been placed on the number of individual nominees, more than four is discouraged except under exceptional conditions.
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    • If you would like to nominate additional individuals, please contact the Merkin Prize Program Manager at merkinprize@broadinstitute.org. 

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    • Other Contributors 

    • If individuals or teams other than the nominees have contributed in significant ways to the development of the nominated technology, list up to four who have made the most prominent contributions and a statement of up to 100 words of why each was excluded from the list of the nominees.
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    • Nomination Statements 

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    • Relevant Publications  

    • Please provide citation information only.
    • Recommended Evaluators 

    • Preferably, the recommended evaluators will not be employed by the same institution as the nominees nor have collaborated with the nominees in the performance of relevant studies.
    • Additional Information  

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    • To save a draft of your nomination, click the "save" button below. You will be prompted to provide an email address. You must provide an email address for the draft to be saved. This form does not "autosave."

      To submit your nomination, click the "review & submit" button below. You will be directed to a new page to review your responses. Once your nomination has been successfully submitted, you will be directed to a confirmation page with a tracking number and receive an email.

      If you encounter any technical difficulties, please email merkinprize@broadinstitute.org. 

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