Juliet Prize

Mark McIlroy

04.04.2026


Suggestion


1. A Juliet Prize is a prize awarded to the life partner of a winner of a Nobel Prize or other major prize in science.


2. It is awarded in recognition of the level of commitment that is required to be a partner of a person who achieves something like this, and in recognition of the recipient’s own achievements.


3. A Juliet Prize is a competitive prize and is not awarded automatically. It must be reviewed by a committee.


4. A Juliet Prize carries the same financial award as the reference prize. If necessary, the financial benefit of the reference prize can be split in half.


5. It is essential that this prize is only awarded to a small number of people otherwise it will lose its significance.


6. This should be reviewed and not awarded in all cases, because some people achieve great things in the face of resistance and attempts

to stop them by their partner, rather than with their help.


7. An award for any person in this category regardless of gender.