Submit a nomination

Nominations for 2024 are now closed. Please stay tuned for next year's submission form!

Nomination instructions

Nominations must be submitted on behalf of the nominee. Self-nominations will not be reviewed.

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, degrees, position or role, organization, nationality, email, phone number, and physical address.
• Nomination letter providing context for the research (1000 word limit). The nomination letter should:
  • Describe the reason for the nomination (eg. Why this researcher is deserving of the award).
  • Describe the nominee’s accomplishments with regard to conducting Global Burden of Disease (GBD) research (1) of the highest scientific quality, focused on either:
    • Methods improvement; or
    • Application of GBD methods in low and middle income countries (LMIC)(2)
  • Describe their career to date (to prove eligibility for the award)
• Supporting materials (2 Maximum). Please attach additional items that support the nominee’s use of evidence to positively impact health: Piece of published research or completed, unpublished manuscript (for example, a thesis or capstone).
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Nominator’s personal information: title, name, degrees, position or role, organization, email, phone number, and physical address.

(1) “GBD-related research” defined as research or analysis that fits under the rubric of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

(2) “LMIC” defined by the World Bank as: “For the current 2024 fiscal year, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $1,135 or less in 2022; lower middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $1,136 and $4,465; upper middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $4,466 and $13,845; high-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $13,846 or more.” For a full list of countries, click here.