Gruber Foundation

American philanthropic foundation

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The Gruber Foundation

Founded| 1993
Focus| Cosmology
Genetics
Neuroscience
Justice
Women's Rights
Location|

* Yale University Office of Development, New Haven, Connecticut

Origins| The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation

Key people

| Patricia and Peter Gruber (co-founders)
Revenue| $4,681,748[1] (2016)
Expenses| $3,291,482[1] (2016)
Website| gruber.yale.edu

The Gruber Foundation is a philanthropic foundation established by Peter and Patricia Gruber and is based at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[2] Its mission is to honor and encourage excellence in the fields of cosmology, genetics, neuroscience, justice, and women's rights, which encompasses three major programmatic initiatives: the Gruber Prizes and the Young Scientists Awards; the Gruber Science Fellowship Program; and the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights at Yale Law School.[3]

## Gruber Prizes

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The International Prize Program awards the annual Gruber Prizes:

* Gruber Prize in Cosmology first awarded in 2000[4]
* Gruber Prize in Genetics first awarded in 2001[5]
* Gruber Prize in Neuroscience first awarded in 2004[6]
* Gruber Prize for Justice awarded from 2001 to 2011
* Gruber Prize for Women's Rights awarded from 2003 to 2011

The prizes, which are awarded to prominent scientists, social scientists, and jurists in these subjects, provide a gold medal and a cash award of US$500,000.[7]

The Young Scientist Awards recognize brilliant early career international scientists and are selected in partnership with major scientific organizations:

* International Astronomical Union Fellowships[4]
* Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award, in partnership with the Genetics Society of America and the American Society for Human Genetics[8]
* Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award in Neuroscience, in partnership with the Society for Neuroscience[6]
* Peter and Patricia Gruber Awards at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel[9]

## Gruber Science Fellowships

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Established in 2011, the Gruber Science Fellowships are the most prestigious awards offered by the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[10][11] Annually, only approximately 20 are awarded to the most highly ranked applicants to Yale PhD programs in the life sciences, cosmology, and astrophysics, in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments and exceptional promise.[12]

In April 2024, the foundation announced its third Early Career Fellowship administered by the International Astronomical Union.[13]

## Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights

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Administered by Yale Law School, the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights continues and expands upon the missions of the previous Justice and Women's Rights Prizes, from which it evolved.[14] Currently, the program consists of four core components:

* Global Constitutionalism Seminar[15]
* Gruber Distinguished Lectures in Global Justice and Women's Rights[16]
* Gruber Global Justice and Women's Rights Fellowships[17]
* Gruber Project in Global Justice and Women’s Rights

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation" (PDF). Foundation Center. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. ^ "Yale and Patricia and Peter Gruber Announce Establishment of the Gruber Foundation at Yale". The Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
3. ^ "The Gruber Foundation". The Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
4. ^ a b "IAU and the Gruber Foundation". International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
5. ^ "2001 Gruber Genetics Prize Press Release Rudolf Jaenisch, Gene Transfer Pioneer, Receives First-Ever International Genetics Prize". Gruber Foundation. 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
6. ^ a b "The Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
7. ^ "Gruber Prizes". The Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
8. ^ "Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award". Genetics Society of America. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
9. ^ "The Gruber Award". Weizmann Institute of Science. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
10. ^ "Gruber Science Fellowship". The Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
11. ^ "Grad school to increase science admits". Yale Daily News. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
12. ^ "Gruber Science Fellowships: Moving research forward through education". Yale University. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
13. ^ SpaceRef (2020-10-02). "Gruber Foundation to Support Third Early Career Fellowship". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
14. ^ "Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights". Yale Law School. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
15. ^ "Global Constitutionalism Seminar". Yale Law School. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
16. ^ "Gruber Lectures". Yale Law School. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
17. ^ "Gruber Fellowships". Yale Law School. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

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