Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation
The international Gruber Prizes are awarded annually by the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation in three areas:
- Gruber Prize for Cosmology since 2000
- Gruber Prize for Genetics since 2001
- Gruber Prize for Neuroscience since 2004
Two prizes were awarded last in 2011, the award has been set:
- Gruber Justice Prize since 2001
- Gruber Prize for Women's Rights since 2003
With the prices of prominent natural and social scientists and lawyers are excellent. The Award consists of a gold medal and a prize money of half a million U.S. dollars.
The foundation of the Investment Manager Peter Gruber, a Jewish refugee originating from Hungary, has its headquarters on St. Thomas, which is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.