The Harper Avery/Catherine Fox Foundation

a fictitious foundation which has an award bestowed to be people with surgical brilliance in grey's anatomy. it is accompanied by $500,000. this is only in the universe of grey's anatomy and does not exist. cristina yang is nominated, but doesn't get it because of a conflict of interest. Ellis grey got multiple and was the first one to be a surgical resident and a recipient. it is at first named for Jackson Avery's grandfather, and then eventually his mother, Catherine.