2026 Physician Award Nominations Deadline Extended through February 13, 2026
Nominations are open, and the deadline has been extended through February 13, 2026, for the 2026 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards, which recognize physicians who provide outstanding care to patients nearing the end of life.
The 2026 awards include:
- Three Early-Career Physician Awards: Each award provides $15,000 to a physician with up to 10 years of practice who demonstrates excellence in palliative care.
- Dr. Richard Payne Senior Leadership Award: A $25,000 award for a senior physician with 15-plus years of practice who is recognized for outstanding contributions to palliative care and dedicated service to underserved communities.
For full details and to submit a nomination, visit CDFAwards.org.
The awards are funded by the Cunniff-Dixon Foundation, which is committed to enhancing the provider-patient relationship at the end of life through education, collaboration, and recognition.
The Hastings Center for Bioethics, an independent, nonpartisan bioethics research institute that has done groundbreaking work on end-of-life decision-making, co-sponsors these awards.
Learn more about the physician awards selection committee at: https://cdfawards.org/about/physician-awards-committee/
Watch a brief video on the nomination process at https://vimeo.com/cdfoundation/cdfpav
For additional information, please contact:
Susan Gold
Communications Director
Cunniff-Dixon Foundation
Email: susan@cunniffdixon.org