In January 2017, an agreement was signed with the New York Academy of Sciences in New York, under the auspices of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, to establish a unique grant award program for early-career researchers in Israel.

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists honor exceptional young scientists and engineers in three disciplines–life sciences, physical sciences & engineering, and chemistry–by highlighting their extraordinary achievements and exceptional promise for future discoveries. The prizes, to the sum of US$100,000, each, are awarded annually to one outstanding scientist, aged 42 years or younger, in each of the disciplines.

In 2020, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists were awarded to three laureates.

For more information about the Blavatnik Awards in Israel