Entries Accepted for The Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists.
(June 26, 2013)|
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News & Views item - June 2013 |
Entries Accepted for The Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists.
(June 26, 2013)
The announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) reads:
Science/AAAS and SciLifeLab, a coordinated effort of four Swedish universities, have joined forces in creating the Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. Both Science/AAAS and SciLifeLab recognize that global economic health is dependent upon a vibrant research community and we need to incentivize our best and brightest to continue in their chosen fields of research. Considering the difficult economic environment, we feel it is important to provide extra encouragement to young scientists as they begin their scientific careers. Each year, the grand prize winner will receive a prize of US$25,000. The runner-up to the grand prize will receive US$5,000 and the two other finalists will receive US$2,500 each. Science/AAAS and SciLifeLab look forward to reviewing the research findings from future entrants.
The Prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for outstanding life science research for which he/she was awarded a doctoral degree in the previous year. The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Genomics/Proteomics/Systems Biology; Developmental Biology (including evolution); Molecular and Cellular Biology; or Environmental Life Science (including biodiversity). Eligsible entrants must have been awarded their doctoral degree in either 2011 or 2012, and the subject of their thesis should match one of the above Subject Tracks. The winners from each category will compete for the grand prize.
Application deadline: August 15, 2013
Entrants must have been awarded their Ph.D. between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year.
For the 2013 prize, the time during which the entrants must have been awarded their Ph.D. has been extended to the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012.
Dual doctoral candidates for an M.D.-Ph.D. are eligible to compete for the prize in either the year the Ph.D. is awarded or the year the final degree is awarded.
The research described in the entrant’s thesis must fall within one of the following categories (Subject Tracks):
Genomics/Proteomics/Systems Biology,
Developmental Biology (including evolution),
Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Environmental Life Science (including biodiversity).
The prize will only recognize work that was performed while the entrant was a graduate student.
The prize will be awarded without regard to sex, race, or nationality.
Employees of SciLifeLab, AAAS, and collaborators in the management or sponsorship of this Prize and their relatives are not eligible to compete for the prize.
The entrant must submit the following items:
An essay, written by the entrant, describing the thesis work and its implications for research in the selected Subject Track. The essay must not exceed 1,000 words in length and may include one figure or table.
A one-page reference letter from your advisor or a member of your thesis committee. The letter should include an assessment of the applicant and comment on the significance of the applicant’s research.
A list of the following:
(a) Full citations of all published or in press papers on the research described in the essay;
(b) Academic and professional awards and honors that the entrant has received; and
(c) Relevant professional experience.
The abstract of the thesis (not to exceed four double-spaced typed pages).
The Entry Form must be completed electronically and additional submission materials must be sent by e-mail in PDF format to: SciLifeLabPrize@aaas.org. Please note: To qualify, all additional submission materials must be sent by e-mail immediately after the electronic entry form is completed.
Below is a timeline for the prize selection process. You will be contacted only if there are additional materials or information needed. Please note: If your contact information changes after submission then you must informSciLifeLabPrize@aaas.org.
August–September: Compilation and Review of Submissions
October: Selection of Prize Winner
December: Announcement of Prize Winner & Awards Ceremony
August 15, 2013
First, Science editors will screen the essays and select three finalists from each Subject Track. Next, a committee of scientists chaired by the Editor-in-Chief of Science will select a winner for each Subject Track. The four winners will then compete for the grand prize. The grand prize winner and three runners-up will be decided by October 2013. Science will control both the evaluation process and the announcement of the winner.
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