US $30,000 up for grabs: 2016 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists

Deadline: August 1, 2016 

Research Scientists are invited to submit essays for the Science and SciLifeLab Prize. This 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 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 two years. 

The topic of the entrant’s thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Ecology and Environment, Translational Medicine. 

Prize 

» US$30,000 for the grand prize winner and US$10,000 for each of the category winners. 

» The grand prize winning essay will be published in Science and essays from the each of the category winners will be published online. 

Eligibility 

» Entrants for the 2016 prize must have been awarded their Ph.D. between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2015. 

» The research described in the entrant’s thesis must fall within one of the following categories (Subject Tracks): 

- Cell and Molecular Biology: research in this category will include cellular and molecular processes at levels ranging from single molecule to single cell to tissue and organ systems, 

- Genomics and Proteomics: research in this category focuses on analyses of gene- and protein-related events, at the scale of gene or protein networks to the complete set of genes or proteins in an organism, 

- Ecology and Environment: research in this category encompasses interactions between organisms and their environment, and how these processes are influenced by human activity, 

- Translational Medicine: research in this category builds on in vitro or animal model studies of biological processes to develop potential therapies or medical procedures. 

» 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, Science/AAAS, and collaborators in the management or sponsorship of this Prize and their relatives are not eligible to compete. 

Application Process 

The entrant must submit the following items: 

» A completed Entry Form. 

» 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. 

» The abstract of the thesis (not to exceed four double-spaced typed pages). 

A list of the following: 

» Full citations of all published or in press papers on the research described in the essay; 

» Academic and professional awards and honors that the entrant has received; and 

» Relevant professional experience. 

Contact SciLifeLabPrize@aaas.org for any enquiry. 

For more information, visit Science and SciLifeLab Prize.