Vilcek Prize and its Creative Promise Prize in the Culinary Arts

An item of interest for hard-core, die-hard, aspiring chefs: the Vilcek Foundation has chosen the culinary arts as the 2010 category for its Vilcek Prize and its Creative Promise Prize in the arts.

"The Vilcek Foundation awards the Vilcek Prize annually in two categories - biomedical research and the arts and humanities - to foreign-born individuals who, since coming to this country, have made lasting and exemplary contributions in their fields. Independent committees composed of leading experts in their respective fields are charged with selecting the award recipients.

The original Vilcek Prize program was expanded in 2008 to include the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise, with the purpose of drawing attention to the role younger, midcareer immigrants play in sustaining the excellence and vibrancy of the biomedical sciences and the arts in the United States. To be eligible for the 2010 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise applicants must have been born outside the United States and be 38 years old or younger as of January 1, 2010. The application deadline is July 31, 2009. For more information, visit www.vilcek.org or email creativepromise@vilcek.org.

The Vilcek Prize winners are awarded $50,000 in cash along with a commemorative trophy designed by Stefan Sagmeister. Creative Promise recipients receive a $25,000 cash award and a plaque, also designed by Stefan Sagmeister. All prizes are presented at the Foundation’s annual awards ceremony and dinner held in New York City each spring."

For more information or to apply online go to www.vilcek.org