The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes

A Tanenbaum Open Science Institute Initiative

The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes, sponsored by the Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation, is an initiative in its fifth year from The Neuro’s Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI). The Prizes recognize projects, services, tools, and platforms that unlock the power of open science in neuroscience to advance research, innovation, and collaboration for the benefit of health and society.

 

Deadline

Please note that any documents
must be uploaded by
Noon EDT, August 15, 2025 

International Prize

Value: CAN$80,000 (CAN$55,000 in unrestricted research funds and CAN$25,000 in salary support funds)

About: This prize will go to an individual or a group of individuals who have demonstrated, maintained, enhanced, valorized, and/or delivered open science practices, policies, and/or tools that have had a demonstrable impact on neuroscience research. The prize can be awarded in recognition of a single project, or a series of contributions to open science in neuroscience.

Registration

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Applicant 1 (Corresponding Applicant)

If the application is being made by a group, a single member from that group will be clearly listed as the Corresponding Applicant to receive all communications and submit supporting documentation regarding the Prize. The Corresponding Applicant should be a senior leader of the project(s) to be reviewed. It is highly recommended that official academic or organizational emails are used for applicants and suggested referees.

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