On November 5, 2026, two medical prizes will be awarded.
I. The Anders Jahre Medical Prize for outstanding scientific activity or results within Nordic
medicine. The prize amounts to NOK 1 000 000 (approximately € 85 000).
II. The Anders Jahre Medical Prize to young medical investigators within the Nordic
countries. The candidate must be below the age of 40 by June 15, 2026. The prize amounts to
NOK 400 000 (approximately € 34 000).
All professors of medicine serving in a Nordic country are invited to nominate potential
awardees. The nominations must be received before February 1, 2026.
In order to be processed each nomination should be accompanied by:
- A thorough explanation of why the nominee should be considered for the prize.
- A list of publications from the last 5 years (limited to publications with the nominee as
corresponding author), as well as a list of up to 20 selected publications. - Curriculum vitae for the nominee, including information about year of birth, e-mail
address, phone and mobile phone numbers. - The submitted material should be in English, in pdf format and is not to exceed 3MB.
Previously submitted nominations must be submitted again, in order to be processed. - Letters of nominations must be submitted though our online form:
https://nettskjema.no/a/530239. - Questions can be addressed to the secretary of the prize
committee, Ingunn Rode Grorud (i.r.grorud@medisin.uio.no). - The prize is an important recognition and incentive for active scientists. The prize committee
especially encourages nomination of female candidates for the senior award as well as
candidates for the young investigator award.