Save the Date for Next Year’s Awards Ceremony & Dinner!
Thursday, April 30, 2026
For over two centuries, the Franklin Institute Awards has honored the most talented scientists and engineers, inventors and innovators from across the globe and brought them to Philadelphia to be recognized for their incredible genius. The annual black-tie Awards Ceremony & Dinner includes a cocktail reception, the Awards ceremony and presentation of medals, followed by dinner, drinks and dessert in the museum galleries. The essential funds raised from this event help to fulfill our mission to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology in the diverse communities we serve, encouraging the next generation of Franklin laureates.
2025 Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony & Dinner Highlights
During our Awards Week from April 28-May 2, 2025, The Franklin Institute Awards paid tribute to our namesake and America’s first citizen scientist, Benjamin Franklin, by honoring the greatest minds in science, engineering, and industry. The week culminated in the black-tie Awards Ceremony & Dinner, emceed by TFI’s Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts. We are grateful to our event leadership, Awards Corporate Committee Chair Jami McKeon of Morgan Lewis & Bockius, and Host Committee Chairs Barbara Klock, M.D. and Salem Shuchman. Thanks to our generous sponsors, supporters, and guests, we raised a record-setting $1.13 million to support making informal science and technology education more equitable and accessible by providing free and deeply discounted admission for students and teachers from Title I schools and youth and families from under-resourced communities. Thank you for your generosity!
2025 Sponsor Listing
Watch the 2025 Ceremony
2025 Photo Gallery
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For event information, contact:
Tegan Aherne-Dixon, Manager of Events & Stewardship
tahernedixon@fi.edu
215.448.1352
For information on sponsorships, contact:
Casey Satell, Director of Institutional Giving
csatell@fi.edu
215.448.2378
Presenting Sponsor
