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The Dan David Prize, founded in 2000 by Dan David, is an international group of awards that recognize and support outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed light on the human past.[1] Nine prizes of $300,000 are awarded each year to outstanding early- and mid-career scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines.[2] The Prize has an annual purse of $3 million, making it the largest history award in the world,[3][4] including $300,000 funding an international postdoctoral fellowship program at Tel Aviv University, where the Prize is headquartered. The Prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation.[5]

Until 2021 the prize consisted of three annual prizes of $1 million[6] for innovative and interdisciplinary research in three time dimensions: Past, Present and Future. Prize laureates donated 10 percent of their prize money to doctoral scholarships for outstanding Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholarships in their own field from around the world.

In September 2021, the Dan David Prize announced that it would shift its focus to support the work of "historians, art historians, archaeologists, digital humanists, curators, documentary filmmakers and all those who deepen our knowledge and understanding of the past".[2]

Dan David Prize

Awarded for Outstanding work in the study of the human past

Country Israel

Presented by Dan David Foundation

Rewards US$3,000,000 (Nine US$300,000 prizes and one US$300,000 fellowship)

First award 2002; 24 years ago

Website dandavidprize.org

History

Jimmy Wales accepting the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University, 2015

The Dan David Foundation was founded in 2000 with a $100 million endowment by Romanian-born Israeli businessman and philanthropist Dan David.[7] The Dan David Prize was founded with the goal of rewarding and encouraging innovative and interdisciplinary research that cuts across traditional boundaries and paradigms.[8][non-primary source needed] Each year, three prizes of $1 million were awarded in rotating fields to those who made outstanding contributions to humanity. Its founding director from 1999 until 2002 was Gad Barzilai.[9] Its chairman since 2007 is Itamar Rabinovich.[10]

In anticipation of the prize's 20th anniversary in 2021, the Dan David Prize refocused in a new direction, citing the decline of global investment in the humanities and the relative scarcity of major prizes in the humanities. The redesigned prize focuses on supporting outstanding research in the historical disciplines and celebrating scholars and practitioners whose work illuminates the human past and enriches public debate with a deeper understanding of history.[2]

The Prize announced that starting in 2022 it would award up to nine prizes of $300,000 each year to early- and mid-career scholars and practitioners around the world[11] to recognize significant achievements in the study of the past and support the winners' future endeavours. From 2022, there will no longer be a distinction between three prize categories.

Laureates include cellist Yo-Yo Ma (2006), Israeli author Amos Oz (2008), U.S. Vice President Al Gore (2008), Canadian author Margaret Atwood (2010), French economist Esther Duflo, and immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci (2021).[12]

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>and immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci (2021).[12]

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Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’

by Lexi Lonas Cochran - 02/15/21 3:58 PM ET

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Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for 'defending science'

Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, has won a $1 million Israeli prize for “defending science” throughout his career.

The Dan David Foundation, which is based at Tel Aviv University, said on Monday that Fauci has won the prize for “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis,” the Seattle Times reported.

“As the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled, [Fauci] leveraged his considerable communication skills to address people gripped by fear and anxiety and worked relentlessly to inform individuals in the United States and elsewhere about the public health measures essential for containing the pandemic’s spread,” the foundation’s awards committee said.

Fauci has been at the forefront of the pandemic as he worked with former President Trump and President Biden to protect the country from the coronavirus.

Since the pandemic began, Fauci has become one of the most trusted voices on the pandemic, informing the public about the importance of masks and social distancing as well as coming up with plans for the coronavirus vaccine to be administered.

Fauci recently said that by April anyone who wants a vaccine should be able to get one. Currently, only those who are older and front-line workers are eligible for the vaccine.

He’s also addressed reopening schools, saying that vaccines aren’t a requirement to reopen, but the stimulus bill needs to be passed so schools have the resources needed to safely open.

The award is not only for his work with the coronavirus but also for his work on HIV and AIDS research

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/538897-fauci-wins-1-million-israeli-prize-for-defending-science/

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Fauci is awarded a $1 million prize in Israel, including for ‘speaking truth to power.’

Dr. Anthony Fauci briefing reporters at the White House last month. Dr. Fauci is being honored with an award from Tel Aviv University for his work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci briefing reporters at the White House last month. Dr. Fauci is being honored with an award from Tel Aviv University for his work during the coronavirus pandemic.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the veteran director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the public face of the battle against the pandemic in the United States, has been awarded a $1 million prize from the Dan David Foundation and Tel Aviv University that is dedicated this year to outstanding contributions in public health.

The prize awards a total of $3 million a year to individuals and organizations for their achievements in three categories: expanding on knowledge of the past, enriching society in the present and promising to improve the future of the world. The theme of the prize varies from year to year. Previous laureates include the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, former Vice President Al Gore, the novelist Margaret Atwood and Dr. Demis Hassabis, an artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist and entrepreneur.

Dr. Fauci, 80, won in the “Present” category for his scientific contributions, including his research and his efforts to inform the public about the pandemic. He “leveraged his considerable communication skills to address people gripped by fear and anxiety and worked relentlessly to inform individuals in the United States and elsewhere about the public health measures essential for containing the pandemic’s spread,” the organizers of the Dan David Prize said in a statement.

It added, “He has been widely praised for his courage in speaking truth to power in a highly charged environment,” a reference to Dr. Fauci’s testy relations with former President Donald J. Trump and his supporters, who came to treat him as a villain.

The other Dan David Prizes were shared this year by the health and medicine historians Dr. Alison Bashford, Dr. Katharine Park and Dr. Keith A. Wailoo in the Past category; and Dr. Zelig Eshhar, Dr. Carl June and Dr. Steven Rosenberg, pioneers of an anti-cancer immunotherapy, in the Future category.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20210905072317/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/16/world/covid-19-coronavirus

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==Israeli Tel Aviv University receives millions in US funding: Report

Questions raised over US taxpayer dollars funding Israeli institution amid domestic student debt crisis==

Yasin Gungor

07 February 2025•Update: 07 February 2025

Israeli Tel Aviv University receives millions in US funding: Report

ISTANBUL

Israeli Tel Aviv University received $615 million in grants from the US in 2023, according to its Form 990 filing, a document required for tax-exempt organizations.

While it is unclear how much of this funding came from USAID or US taxpayers, reports indicate that $462 million was spent on salaries and employee benefits.

Data from previous years shows the university received $581 million in 2022 and $613 million in 2021. A report by DataRepublican for the same year revealed that $379.3 million of the university’s funding came from US taxpayers.

Similar figures were reported for 2020, $566 million, and 2019, $467 million, though the exact portion of US government aid remains unclear.

For most years, it has been unclear how much of these revenues were direct US government aid.

The funding has sparked criticism, with social media users questioning why US taxpayer dollars are supporting an Israeli institution while American students struggle with significant student loan debt.

The university has also faced scrutiny over its past affiliation with the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, which has been accused of unethical practices involving Palestinian corpses.

Tel Aviv University has yet to respond to Anadolu’s request for comment.

On Jan. 20, the White House announced a freeze on USAID’s budget, citing concerns over misaligned priorities.

President Donald Trump suspended development assistance for 90 days to evaluate its alignment with his "America First" policy, a move that has sparked concern among global aid organizations.

A White House statement asserted that USAID’s initiatives “do not align with American interests” and, in some cases, “destabilize world peace.”

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-tel-aviv-university-receives-millions-in-us-funding-report/3474994

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>Israeli Tel Aviv University receives millions in US funding: Report

>Questions raised over US taxpayer dollars funding Israeli institution amid domestic student debt crisis

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>funding an international postdoctoral fellowship program at Tel Aviv University, where the Prize is headquartered.