Submit a nomination

We will begin accepting nominations for 2025 on December 2, 2024.

Nomination instructions

As the evaluation of nominees depends on the information supplied, nominations should be accurate, detailed, and complete. We prefer nominations in English. Due to organizational capacity, we cannot guarantee that applications in languages other than English will be reviewed. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. 

Please include the following information in the nomination form:

• Nominee’s personal information: title, name, position or role, organization, email, phone number, and physical address.
• Nomination statement (1,000 word limit): The nomination statement should express why you feel this candidate is deserving of the Roux Prize. The strongest nominations will be those which:
  • Describe the scope and relevance of the problem addressed by the nominee.
  • Describe how the candidate used evidence to improve population health. Please include specific examples that highlight the importance of the evidence for achieving the outcome, and highlight the breadth and significance of the impact on the population.
  • Describe the nominee and the context in which they performed their work, including any barriers or obstacles they had to overcome to achieve the outcome.
  • Describe any innovations the nominee implemented in their use of evidence.
  • Describe how the prize would benefit the nominee.
  • Optional: Supporting materials. You may provide any documents which provide evidence of the nominee’s achievements and in particular highlight how the nominee used evidence to improve population health and/or the magnitude and relevance of the impact of the nominee’s work. These could include media publications, letters of support, etc. (5 maximum).
• Nominator’s personal information: title, name, position or role, organization, email, phone number, and physical address.
  • Optional: Co-nominator personal information: title, name, position or role, organization, email, phone number, and physical address.