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| The Gruber Prize in Cosmology | |
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| Awarded for | Discoveries leading to fundamental advances in our understanding of the universe |
| Location | Yale University Office of Development, New Haven, Connecticut |
| Presented by | Gruber Foundation |
| Reward(s) | US$500,000 |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Website | gruber |
The Gruber Prize in Cosmology, established in 2000, is one of three prestigious international awards worth US$500,000 awarded by the Gruber Foundation, a non-profit organization based at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Since 2001, the Gruber Prize in Cosmology has been co-sponsored by the International Astronomical Union.
Recipients are selected by a panel from nominations that are received from around the world.
The Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize honors a leading cosmologist, astronomer, astrophysicist or scientific philosopher for theoretical, analytical or conceptual discoveries leading to fundamental advances in the field.