Danubius Young Scientist Award 2019

Published by rosica

Deadline: 26 April 2019
Open to: young people (participants that have received their master/PhD max. 5 years ago from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Romania and Ukraine
Award: 1,200 EUR for each winner of the Danubius Young Scientist Award

Description

The Danubius Award was created in 2011 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research (BMBFW) and the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) with the intention to honor persons with extraordinary achievements in their scientific activity and output in relation to the Danube Region.

The Danubius Young Scientist Award will be granted to 14 young scientists – one in each country that is part of the EUSDR. The award seeks to encourage young scientists to engage in the scientific examination of problems and questions specifically related to the Danube and to stimulate the scientific community in the Danube region.

The award seeks to highlight the scientific work and talent of young researchers and enhance the visibility of the scientific community in the region: Moreover, the award encourages young scientists to engage in the scientific examination of the multifaceted issues and questions specifically related to the Danube Region.

The candidate has to be nominated by his/her hosting scientific organisation (university, academy of sciences, etc.) meaning that the candidate himself / herself cannot apply for the award.

Every university, academy of sciences or research organization etc. can nominate up to a maximum of three candidates in total; however the three candidates have to come from different faculties or departments, institutes or research groups within the organization.

An international expert jury will be established (including members of the Danube Rectors ́ Conference) that will be responsible for assessing all incoming nominations and for drawing up a final ranking. The most highly ranked candidate from each of the countries of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will be recommended for the award.

Eligibility

This award will be granted to 14 young scientists – one in each country that is part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Romania and Ukraine). The criteria are:

  • Scientific excellence and innovative approach of the academic work
  • Thematic relevance of the scientific work for issues/problems of the Danube Region
  • Relevance of the scientific work beyond the national borders
  • Potential of the candidate (for example: integration in international networks, participation in scientific projects, publication history, experience in teaching etc.)

No formal age limit, but there is the limitation to participants that have received their master/PhD max. 5 years ago
(= after 1st of January 2014).
Submissions of candidates holding only a bachelor degree will not be accepted.
Candidates for the Danubius Young Scientist Award can come from all scientific disciplines. The number of nominations per organization is limited to a maximum number of 3.

Award

The award will be endowed with 1,200 Euros for each winner of the Danubius Young Scientist Award.

Selection process 

Candidates for the Danubius Young Scientist Award can come from all scientific disciplines.

The nomination of the award candidate cannot be made by the candidate himself/herself but he or she has to be nominated by their hosting scientific organization (university, academy of sciences etc.). The number of nominations per organization is limited to 3.

However, the three candidates have to come from different faculties or departments, institutes or research groups within the organization.

An international expert jury will be established that will be responsible for assessing all incoming nominations and for determining a final ranking list. The highest ranked candidate from each of the countries of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will be recommended for the award.
It is expected that the award ceremony will take place in the context of the Annual Meeting of the Danube Rectors’ Conference in Bucharest in November 2019.
Moreover, thanks to the ongoing kind support by the JRC, the awardees will be invited by the European Commission´s Joint Research Centre to visit the JRC in Ispra, Italy in 2020.

How to apply?

Documents have to be submitted in English language (exception: copy of the academic title received) and have to consist of the following parts:

A) maximum 2 pages summary of the scientific work (e.g. thesis, dissertation, journal article, scientific publication etc.) and its specific relevance for the Danube Region

B) Curriculum Vitae including publication list of the candidate (max. 3 pages)

C) Copy of the document related to the award of the highest academic title received

Please consolidate/merge parts A) and B) into one file (preferably in pdf format), while C) the copy of the academic degree can be a separate document. Nominations including all relevant documents have to be sent to: d.martinek@idm.at  
The deadline for submitting nominations is on 26th April 2019 at 23:59!

For more information please visit the official website.