Gruber Prize in Cosmology

The Gruber Prize in Cosmology
Awarded forDiscoveries leading to fundamental advances in our understanding of the universe
LocationYale University Office of Development, New Haven, Connecticut
Presented byGruber Foundation
Reward(s)US$500,000
First awarded2000
Websitegruber.yale.edu

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.