Our Prize
The Qiu Shi Awards are granted to exceptional Chinese scientists across disciplines including Life Sciences & Medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering & Materials Science, Chemistry, and Sustainability Science. The Foundation ’s efforts are inextricably linked to the judgment of advisory board, the impartiality of the selection process and a desire to remain relevant in the scientific world. Since its inception in 1994, the Foundation has awarded:
| 3 | Qiu Shi Lifetime Achievement Awards |
| 33 | Outstanding Scientist Awards |
| 204 | Outstanding Young Scholar Awards |
| 127 | Outstanding Scientific Research Team Awards |
Qiu Shi Lifetime Achievement Awards
| YANG Chen-Ning | ZHOU Guangzhao | KAN Yuet-Wai |
Qiu Shi Laureate Highlight: Tu Youyou
Ms. Tu Youyou, the leader of the team studying artemisinin that received the 1996 Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientific Team Award, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.
Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her successful development of the novel anti-malaria drug artemisinin. This marked the first time that a Chinese scientist received a Nobel Prize for scientific research conducted in China. It is the highest accolade received in the medical field in China to date and represents the highest recognition for achievements in traditional Chinese medicine. Ms. Tu won the Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientific Research Team Award in 1996.
Ms Tu Youyou