Eligibility for the prizes on this page is limited to those contributors to The Cochrane Collaboration residing in the country or countries stipulated in the prize conditions.


The DKV-Cochrane Preis (German)
The DKV-Cochrane Preis is awarded annually for evidence-based guidelines development, studies for implementation and evaluation of evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews (meta-analyses) or methodologically outstanding original work, which answers a question relevant to the practice of health care according to the principles of evidence-based medicine. The prize is sponsored by the Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG (DKV), and awarded by the German Cochrane Centre. The winning entry receives a cash award of EUR €10,000 (about GBP £7,000). More information is available (German language only) at the DKV-Cochrane Preis website.

The NICS Cochrane Users Award
The NICS Cochrane Users Award is given annually for the best use of research-based information contained in The Cochrane Library to enhance patient care. Any person who is involved in health care in Australia, either as a provider or recipient, is eligible to enter. The prize is sponsored by the National Institute of Clinical Studies. The total value of the award is AUD $20,000 (about GBP £8,000), to be divided among several awards. More information is available at the NICS Cochrane Users website.

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