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The
Tyler Prize
The John and Alice Tyler Prize is awarded for environmental science,
energy and medicine conferring great benefit upon mankind. The
Prize is endowed by gifts from the Alice C. Tyler Charitable
Trust and the John C. Tyler Trust. The University of Southern
California is Administrator of the Tyler Prize.The annual award
is $200,000.
Selection
Criteria
Prizes
are awarded for any one of the following:
The protection, maintenance,
improvement or understanding of an ecological or an environmental
condition anywhere in the world.
The discovery, further development,
improvement, or understanding of known or new sources of energy.
Medical discoveries or achievements
with such worldwide implications that they significantly benefit
environmental aspects of human health.
Eligibility
Living
individuals or public or private institutions of any nation,
are eligible for nomination.
Who
May Nominate
Persons
eligible to make nominations include, but are not limited to:
Any individuals or entity active in fields such as biology, oceanography,
geology, medicine, public health, chemistry, and physics; engineers
in.fields such as civil, environmental, petroleum and chemical
engineering, and social scientists in fields such as geography,
political science, economics and the law; and universities, research
institutions and their members.
Self nominations are not
accepted.
Nomination
Procedures
We
would prefer your submission to be sent electronically. Please
forward all materials to the following E-mail address:
tylerprz@usc.edu
Nominations
must be submitted in the English Language and include the following
information:
Name, professional or home
mailing address, present occupational title and institutional
title.
Nominee's vita or resume
If an institution or corporation
is nominated, identify the administrative office of the organization
or subgroup responsible for the accomplishments cited.
A one-page summary of the
individual's or institution's discovery, improvement, or other
contribution for which the award is proposed.
Three or more letters of
recommendation mailed directly to us from individuals who are
able to assess the nominee's contribution. Identify three-to-five
additional references who might be contacted by the Executive
Committee.
Length
of Candidacy
Nominees
will be considered for three years.
Nomination
Deadline
Nominations
for the Tyler Prize must be received by September 15. Related
credentials, supporting material and letters of reference must
be received by the deadline.
Tax
Provisions
Individual
recipients will have the following options pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986:
Receive all of the Prize
money
Designate one or more charitable
institutions appropriately qualified by the Internal Revenue
Service to receive the money.
A combination of the above.
Any funds retained by an individual recipient and not transferred
to a charitable institution as referred to, above, will be subject
to federal income tax in the United States, under the provisions
of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Mail
Nominations to:
Sue M. Anderson
Administrator
The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
University of Southern California
3616 Trousdale Parkway #209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371 USA
213-740-6559 Telephone
213-740-1313 Fax
E-mail: tylerprz@usc.edu
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