Sponsor

SciLifeLab (Sweden), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Description

The Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists (Science AAAS website [1]) is a global prize, established in 2013, aimed at rewarding scientists at an early stage of their careers in recognition of the excellence amongst young researchers from around the world. The Prize was created to recognize that global economic health is dependent upon a vibrant research community and we need to encourage our best and brightest to continue in their chosen fields of research. The International Prize is awarded annually to four young scientists for outstanding life science research for which they earned a doctoral degree in the previous two years.

Prize categories:

• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology Approaches
• Ecology and​ Environment
• Molecular Medicine

Eligibility

• ​Entrants for the 2022 prize must have been awarded their Ph.D. between January 1 2020 and December 31 2021. 
• The research described in the entrant’s thesis must fall within one of the four categories 
• 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.

Prize

Each year, a Grand Prize winner is selected from the applicants to receive 30,000 USD in prize money. The three other category winners are awarded 10,000 USD each for their accomplishments.

The grand prize winning essay will be published in Science and essays from the three other category winners will be published online.

All four winners will be invited to Sweden in December to take part in a week of events in honor of science – with the opportunity to meet with leading researchers in their field. The annual award ceremony and banquet is held in the Grand Hôtel Hall of Mirrors in Stockholm – the original venue of the Nobel prize banquet.

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

• In addition to completing an online entry form applicants must submit an essay describing their thesis work in one of the qualified categories. The essay cannot exceed 1,000 words in length and may include one figure or table.
• Applicants must also submit a one-page reference letter from their advisor or a member of their thesis committee with an assessment of the applicant and comment on the significance of the applicant’s research.
• In addition, a list of citations, awards and relevant professional experience should be included, as well as an abstract of the thesis.
• The application form can be found at the Science AAAS website [1].

Applications must be submitted through the online application portal found on the Science AAAS website [1]. Please also send a copy of the nomination and an OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca [3] by the external deadline.

For More Information

For more information please contact research.honours@uoguelph.ca [4] or SciLifeLabPrize@aaas.org [5]. Please also visit the Science AAAS website [1].