Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement is a prize awarded at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. It recognises health-related student research and innovation, with the 2024 award awarding a $10,000 prize to the winner for work addressing public health issues, such as iodine deficiency detection and home-monitoring solutions. The award highlights the winner’s contribution to improving health outcomes and reducing barriers to healthcare.

Monetary prize; recognition within the science-education community

Open to student participants of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge; the 2024 winner was a high school student.

The link provided is for nominees to an application portal (SMApply) for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.