Since 2012, The Helix Center has convened 507 distinguished speakers whose collective honors span the highest recognitions across the sciences, arts, and humanities.
Apex Honors
Nobel Prize (4)
The world's most prestigious scientific and cultural award, established by Alfred Nobel in 1895
National & International Honors
National Medal of Science (3)
The highest scientific honor bestowed by the United States government
Major Prizes
MacArthur Fellowship (5)
The "Genius Grant" — unrestricted fellowships recognizing extraordinary originality and dedication
Pulitzer Prize (8)
America's foremost award for achievement in journalism, literature, and musical composition
Grammy Award (3)
The Recording Academy's recognition of outstanding achievement in the music industry
National Book Award (3)
One of America's most prestigious literary prizes, presented annually since 1950
National Book Critics Circle Award (2)
Annual award honoring the finest books published in the United States
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (10)
Election to America's most distinguished scientific body, established by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (9)
One of America's oldest honorary societies, founded in 1780 by John Adams
Fellow of the Royal Society (3)
Election to the world's oldest scientific society, founded in London in 1660
National Academy of Engineering (2)
Election to America's most prestigious engineering body
Fellowships & Grants
Guggenheim Fellowship (26)
Competitive grants awarded on the basis of distinguished achievement and exceptional promise
Schmidt Sciences HAVI Grant (19)
Funding to advance Human-AI-Vision Initiative research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the humanities
Fulbright Fellowship (7)
The U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program
PEN Literary Award (5)
Awards from the international writers' organization defending freedom of expression through literature
Sloan Research Fellowship (4)
Awarded to early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
NEH Fellowship (4)
National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships supporting advanced research in the humanities
Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship (3)
Grants from one of America's oldest and most influential philanthropic organizations
AAAS Fellow (2)
Election by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for scientifically distinguished efforts
