2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizes

Awarded annually in the arts and sciences, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes recognize and celebrate immigrant contributions to the arts, culture, and society, and build awareness of how important immigration is for intellectual and cultural life in the United States.

The 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners include:

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado (b. Venezuela)

Du Yun (b. China)

Angélique Kidjo (b. Benin)

Edward Chouchani (b. Canada)

Biyu J. He (b. China)

Shixin Liu (b. China)

Arooj Aftab (b. Saudi Arabia, to Pakistani parents)

Juan Pablo Contreras (b. Mexico)

Ruby Ibarra (b. Philippines)

Since 2006, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded prizes each year in biomedical science and in rotating categories in the arts and humanities. In 2023, the arts and humanities prizes are awarded in music. The foundation awards two primary types of prizes in each category: the Vilcek Prizes, and the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise.

The Vilcek Prizes are $100,000 awards bestowed on immigrant professionals whose career achievements represent a legacy of major accomplishments in their field. The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise honor immigrant professionals whose early-career work demonstrates a singular innovation, or represents a significant contribution to their field. Recipients of the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise each receive an unrestricted cash award of $50,000.

Learn more at https://www.vilcek.org