[Eng]Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists

This article introduces Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists

from Science and SciLifeLab (Fig. 1).

 

Fig. 1. Logo

 

This award is given to outstanding thesis writers

after evaluating the thesis of Ph.D. recipients over the last two years (2019-2020).

 

The winners will be selected one by one in a total of four fields,

and the relevant subjects are as follows.

 

Cell and Molecular Biology

Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology approaches

Ecology and Environment

Molecular Medicine

 

The details of each subject are as follows.

 

Cell and Molecular Biology: Research in this category includes cellular and molecular processes at levels ranging from single molecule to single cell to tissue and organ systems.

 

Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology approaches: Research in this category focuses on genomics, proteomics, integrative omics and systems biology approaches, including computational, to facilitate comprehensive understanding of living cells, organisms and species.

 

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

 

Molecular Medicine: Research in this category aims at building on the molecular understanding of disease in humans to develop preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches, including individualized medicine.

 

Prize money: 

USD 30,000 for the grand prize winner, 

USD 10,000 for each of the category winners.

 

When applying for this prize, applicants submit an essay not exceed 1,000 words.

 

The grand prize winning essay will be published in Science, 

and essays from the each of the category winners will be published online.

 

Since this prize is only for research during the Ph.D.,

it is only for the results published based on Ph.D. thesis, essays on Ph.D. thesis, and Ph.D. thesis.

 

 

 

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.

 

Application deadline is 15 July 2021.

 

Judging procedure

First, Science editors will screen the essays and select three finalists from each Subject Track. 

Next, a committee of scientists chaired by the Editor-in-chief of Science will select a winner for each Subject Track. The four winners will then compete for the grand prize.

The grand prize winner and three category winners will be decided by October.

Science will control both the evaluation process and the announcement of the winners.

 

Details can be found on the website of the announcement.

https://www.sciencemag.org/science-scilifelab-prize-young-scientists

Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists

 

The interview videos of the previous year's winners are as follows.

https://youtu.be/Xo2YKg4H5Ls

 

I hope that the researchers who have the opportunity will actively apply,

gain experience, and receive the honor of winning the award.

 

The video about this article is as follows.https://youtu.be/db-ZtTk_ig8