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) is a global prize aimed at rewarding scientists at an early stage of their careers in recognition of the excellence among 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 – includes cellular and molecular processes at levels ranging from single-molecule to single-cell to tissue and organ systems.
• Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology – includes genomics, proteomics, integrative omics and systems biology approaches, including computational, to facilitate comprehensive understanding of living cells, organisms and species.
• Ecology and​ Environment – includes interactions between organisms and their environment, and how these processes are influenced by human activity.
• Molecular Medicine – includes building on the molecular understanding of disease in humans to develop preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, including individualized medicine.

Eligibility

• ​Text generated from AI, machine learning, or similar algorithmic tools cannot be used to generate the submission nor its accompanying figures, images, or graphics.
• Entrants for the 2024 prize must have been awarded their PhD between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.
• 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.
• Essays on the same research cannot win more than one Science Prize regardless of who the entrant is. While the research may be part of a larger team effort, for the purposes of this Prize, an eligble entrant must be a single individual and the essay must focus on their contribution.
• Past winners of a Science Prize cannot be eligible for another Science Prize until at least 5 years have passed since the award.

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.

How to Apply

​Applications must be submitted using the application form found on the Science AAAS website. Further details regarding nomination criteria can be found on the Science AAAS website.

Please also send a copy of the nomination and an OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline.

For More Information

Please contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca or SciLifeLabPrize@aaas.org. Please also visit the Science AAAS website.