Sponsor

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Foundation

Description

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities and artistic creation.

These awards recognize world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of singular impact for their originality and significance. Not only research work that substantially enlarges the scope of our current knowledge – pushing the frontiers – but also considers the overlap of different disciplines and emergence of new fields. 

The award categories are:

• Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
• Biology and Biomedicine
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Ecology and Conservation Biology
• Climate Change
• Economics, Finance and Management
• Humanities
• Music and Opera

Eligibility

There are several award categories.  Please refer to the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards conditions web page [1] for additional criteria.

• Self-nomination is not permitted.
• Candidates may be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number, that have made independent or convergent contributions to a given advance, whether due to a formal collaboration (with the nominees belonging to one or more groups) or parallel working.
• The awards are also open to scientific or cultural organizations that can be collectively credited with exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge, cultural creation or the fight against climate change.
• Award recipients are required to attend the Frontier Awards formal presentation ceremony 

Prize

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards consist of 400,000 Euros, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each of their eight categories.

Special Notes

Please note that research activities carried out in the context of COVID-19 need to adhere to the University of Guelph COVID-19 research principles, policies, guidelines and processes as they may be updated from time to time and communicated on the Office of Research web-page [2].

How to Apply

The Vice-President (Research) encourages nominations for this prestigious award, and will serve as nominator for those nominees recommended by the Honours and Awards Advisory Committee. If you wish to nominate a colleague or to be considered for VPR nomination:

1. We recommend discussing your interest in this award with your College Research Manager and Associate Dean (Research).
2. Complete the Expression of Interest document [3]. 
3. Send the completed Expression of Interest document and a CV to research.honours@uoguelph.ca [4] and copy your College Research Manager by the internal deadline.

As this is an international prize, the University may engage the Global Excellence Initiative [6] to coordinate external review of nominations.

Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness, or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed.

If your nomination will be submitted by a different nominee, and therefore does not require the Vice-President's endorsement, please submit a complete nomination and signed OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca [5]  by the external deadline.

For More Information

For more information please contact informacion@fbbva.es [7] or research.honours@uoguelph.ca [4]. Please also visit the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards web page [8].