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Home»Awards»2014 Young Scientist Award | ProSPER.Net-Scopus

2014 Young Scientist Award | ProSPER.Net-Scopus

Opportunity DeskApril 30, 20142 Mins Read
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Deadline: May 20, 2014

Interested and passionate applicants are invited to apply for the ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award.

The award in Sustainable Development is given annually to young scientists or researchers, based in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding USA and Canada), who have made significant contributions in the area of Sustainable Development.

For this year, the award will be given in three areas:

  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Waste

Benefits:

  • Winners will receive a cash award of USD$1000 from ProSPER.Net-Scopus.
  • A fellowship will also be offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. These prestigious fellowships provide;
    • travel,
    • supplies
    • living expenses for the winners to spend between six and eighteen months collaborating with any research group of the recipient’s choosing in Germany.
  • Names and affiliations of winners will be widely publicized.

Eligibility:

  • The award is open to those engaged in graduate education and research activities that emphasize sustainable development in any of the above three areas.
  • Candidates are expected to be employed at institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding USA and Canada), and should have completed their PhD. degree between 1 June 2009 and 1 June 2014.

Application process:

  • Candidates may be put forth by nomination or direct application.
  • Nominations and applications must be supported by two letters of recommendation.
  • Please observe that researchers working at, or affilated with UNU-IAS are not eligible to apply.

Judging criteria:

All qualified applications will be evaluated by an international panel of three recognized experts in Sustainable Development in each of the three areas.

  • Number of citations and h-index
  • Number and quality of publications
  • Documented External Impact

Note: As part of the judging process, the top three finalists in each category will be sponsored to present their work in a public symposium that is to be held on 10 July 2014 in Tokyo, Japan hosted by Hosei University. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony after the symposium on the same day.

For more information, click here.

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