Deadline: June 30, 2026
Applications are open for the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity 2026. In 2021, MSD for Mothers, MSD’s $650 million global initiative to help create a world where no woman has to die while giving life, launched the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity.
This annual prize provides a grant to an organization in recognition of its commitment to and progress towards more equitable, more respectful, higher quality maternal health for all. This award is named after Kenneth C. Frazier as a testament to his unwavering commitment to social justice and leveraging the private sector for public good.
Grant
- The Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity will provide one eligible not-for-profit organization per year with a one-time grant of up to $250,000 to support its work to advance maternal health equity.
Eligibility
- Nominated organizations may be located anywhere in the world and must have made a demonstrated and distinctive impact in advancing maternal health outcomes with a strong preference for organizations led by individuals representative of the focus population served.
- An organization is eligible to receive the Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity only once.
Nomination
For more information, visit Kenneth C. Frazier Award for Maternal Health Equity.
