Deadline: 3-Oct-22
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting applications for National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Prize in Food & Agriculture Science to recognizes extraordinary contributions to agriculture and understanding the biology of species important to food and agriculture production.
The NAS Prize elevates food and agriculture research and highlights the critical need for scientists working toward more productive, sustainable agriculture.
The prize recognizes mid-career scientists at US institutions working in scientific fields applicable to agriculture, including plant and animal sciences, microbiology, nutrition and food science, soil science, entomology, veterinary medicine and agricultural economics.
Benefits
- Annually, FFAR award the prize to one recipient, who receives a medal and a $100,000 cash award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Mid-career researchers at US institutions may be nominated.
- Preference will be given to early-career scientists and those whose work hasn't been recognized by other large prizes or awards.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
- Joint nominations are discouraged and will only be considered when nominees have collaborated closely — usually in the same laboratory — on the work to be recognized by the award.
- NAS membership is not required to nominate or to be nominated.
- International nominees are eligible for nomination unless explicitly stated otherwise.
- NAS Council members are not permitted to submit or support nominations or to be nominated for an award.
- Unless otherwise specified, preference will be given to early-career scientists and those whose work has not been recognized by other prizes or awards.
- If the award has an age restriction , nominees are considered eligible if they are no older than the restricted age on October 3, 2022.
- If the award has a date restriction , nominations are considered eligible if they meet the restriction on October 3, 2022.
For more information, visit FFAR.
For more information, visit https://foundationfar.org/what-we-do/scientific-workforce/nas-prize-in-food-and-agriculture-science/