Vilcek Foundation

Call for Applications

Immigrant scientists are invited to apply for three $50,000 Creative Promise Prizes

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Call for Applications

Immigrant dancers are invited to apply for three $50,000 Creative Promise Prizes

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Miko Revereza

“How does an undocumented documentary filmmaker document themself?”

Meet the Prizewinner

Mission

The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of immigrant contributions in America and fosters appreciation of the arts and sciences.

We honor foreign-born artists, scientists, and advocates of immigrant rights living and working in the United States for their outstanding contributions to society.

Prizes

Open call for immigrant research scientists

Applications are now open for the 2022 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. Three prizes of $50,000 will be awarded to early-career immigrant research scientists. Learn more about eligibility requirements and apply today!

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Now accepting applications in dance

In 2022, three prizes of $50,000 will be awarded to young immigrant dancers, choreographers, and artistic directors. Applications for the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise are open through June 11, 2021.

Learn about the dance prizes

Vilcek Foundation Prizes

Awarded annually, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes honor immigrants for extraordinary contributions in the arts and sciences.

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Art

A cubist still life featuring a cup and saucer, stack of magazines, and jug on an upturned table top.

An Acoma pot decorated in white, red, orange, and black geometric shapes.

Painting of a mountain ridge in navy and pink surrounded by a landscape of warm pinks, reds, and green.

A package wrapped in black fabric with twine and rope and attached to a white block of wood and enclosed in plexiglass.

Painting of a plane crash with debris from the aircraft, buildings, and landscape, including a bicycle.

Sculpture of a four column temple with a reclining figure on the top and a staircase carved into the base.

Translucent yellow abstract sculpture with multiple folds.

A group of pale, nude women scattered among the trees in a forest.

Events

Exhibition

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts

September 19, 2022 - January 20, 2023 21 E 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

The Vilcek Foundation will open its next major exhibition, Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts, in September 2022.

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News

In his autobiography, Jan Vilcek tells the remarkable story of his life—from the people who sheltered him and his family during World War II, to his research that led to the development of Remicade®, to his life in philanthropy.

The Vilcek Foundation Prizes microsite shares insights from Jan and Marica Vilcek, and honors the achievements of this year’s prizewinners.

Experimental filmmaker Miko Revereza challenges audiences to rethink aspects of both documentary filmmaking and the immigrant experience.

Growing up in Niamey, Niger, Ibrahim Cissé loved science and the thrilling possibility of discovery.

Juan Pablo González receives the 2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking for his nuanced and resonant documentaries about rural Mexico.

Mohamed Abou Donia studies small-molecule-mediated interactions in complex microbial communities, and their impact on host health, including humans and other organisms.