The public nomination period for the 2026 Breakthrough Prizes in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics is now open. Nominations can be submitted online today through July 11, 2025. While self-nominations are prohibited, anyone may nominate another person. The nomination forms and rules are available at breakthroughprize.org.
For the 14th year, the Breakthrough Prize, recognized as the world’s largest science prize, will honor top scientists, handing out three prizes in Life Sciences, one in Fundamental Physics and one in Mathematics. Each prize comes with a $3 million award. In addition, six New Horizons Prizes, each for $100,000, will be available to promising early-career researchers in the fields of Physics and Mathematics. Nominations will also be taken for the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize, three annual $50,000 awards presented to early-career women mathematicians who have completed their PhDs within the previous two years.
For the tenth year, the Breakthrough Prize will partner with the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) to directly engage with researchers and the science community. ALLEA brings together almost 60 academies from over 40 countries, with members leading scholarly enquiry across all fields of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Deadline for Nominations: July 11, 2025