Rules of eligibility

• Entrants must have been awarded their Ph.D. between 1 January and 31 December of 2010. Candidates for M.D./Ph.D. degrees are eligible to compete for the prize in either the year the Ph.D. is awarded or the year the final degree is awarded.
• The research described in the entrant's thesis must be in the field of molecular biology. For the purpose of this prize, molecular biology is defined as "that part of biology which attempts to interpret biological events in terms of the physico-chemical properties of molecules in a cell." (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th Edition)
• The prize will recognize only work that was performed while the entrant was a graduate student.
• The prize will be awarded without regard to gender, race, or nationality.
• Employees of GE, Science and AAAS, and their relatives are not eligible for the prize.