(Yicai) March 1 -- The 2024 World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) will be officially opened for nominations on Friday March 1, 2024 (GMT+8). Nominators may access the official website of the WLA Prize www.thewlaprize.org, where they can follow the guidelines to submit nominations. 

The nomination deadline is June 15, 2024 (GMT+8). The 2024 WLA Prize Laureates Announcement is scheduled in late August or early September, followed by a grand Award Ceremony during the 7th WLA Forum in Shanghai, China, this October.

Unveiled at the 4th WLA Forum on November 1, 2021, the WLA Prize is an international science prize initiated by the World Laureates Association (WLA), managed by the WLA Foundation, and exclusively funded by HongShan.

The WLA Prize is awarded annually and features two categories: "Computer Science or Mathematics" and "Life Science or Medicine." The total award for each prize, which may be divided among up to four laureates, is RMB 10 million. 

Nominations will be first evaluated by the Selection Committee of each single prize, after which shortlisted candidates will be submitted to the Awards Committee for the final decision. The Awards Committee will have a majority vote on the best nominees. The final decision will be confirmed and announced by the Management Committee. The Committee is composed by world laureates, including Nobel laureates and Turing laureates.

All together seven outstanding scientists have been awarded the WLA Prize since its establishment. The 2023 WLA Prize Award Ceremony took place on November 6 at the Opening Ceremony of the 6th WLA Forum in Shanghai. An impressive attendance of over 300 esteemed guests, including the world laureates, academicians, senior scientists, young scientists, and professionals from 25 countries and regions witnessed the exciting moment together. 

The 2023 WLA Prize Award Ceremony

（Credit to：WLA Shanghai Center）

Looking ahead to the future of the WLA Prize, Michael I. Jordan, Chair of 2024 WLA Prize Selection Committee (Computer Science or Mathematics), said: "We hope that the prize not only fosters this multi-disciplinary integration but also inspires budding talents to delve into the emerging intellectual challenges of applied mathematics." Since there were no Nobel Prize in Mathematics or Computer Science, the WLA Prize aimed to "fill that important gap." While Randy Schekman, Chair of the 2024 WLA Prize Selection Committee (Life Science or Medicine), and 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, pointed out that the WLA Prize was also set up "to identify people who have achieved great discoveries but who have not yet been recognized internationally," and he thought "more of these international prizes should to be more original in doing the same." 

The 2024 World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) will be officially opened for nominations from March 1, 2024 (GMT+8) to June 15, 2024 (GMT+8). If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact info@thewlaprize.org.

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The World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize)

The World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) is an international science prize established in Shanghai, in 2021, initiated by the World Laureates Association (WLA), managed by the WLA Foundation, and exclusively funded by HongShan.

The World Laureates Association (WLA)

The World Laureates Association (WLA) is a non-governmental and non-profit international organization of laureates. It is one of the world's highest-profile organizations of laureates with three missions: "promote basic science, advocate for international cooperation, and support the development of youth." Upholding the vision of "Science and Technology for the Common Destiny of Mankind," the WLA actively fosters close scientific collaboration and academic exchange among esteemed scientists and scholars around the globe.

The WLA Foundation 

The WLA Foundation is a non-public charitable foundation that supports all WLA missions and activities by bringing together social forces.

About HongShan 

HongShan is a leading venture capital and private equity firm investing across technology, healthcare and consumer sectors. Since 2005, HongShan has been fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, backing more than 1,500 companies around the globe with transformative technologies, disruptive business models and high-growth potential. To date, more than 160 HongShan portfolio companies have listed on public stock exchanges, while nearly 130 private portfolio companies have reached unicorn status. It adheres to nurturing scientific talents and entrepreneurs, inspiring technology-driven enterprises, and fulfilling its social responsibilities in the fields of scientific and technological innovation. As the exclusive sponsor of the World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize), HongShan is dedicated to promoting scientific progress and industrial development in China and for humanity as a whole.