Nominations Open for 2021 World Agriculture Prize (100,000 USD)

Deadline: 30-Jun-21

Nominations are now open for the World Agriculture Prize offered by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA) with the support of Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) to academicians for outstanding lifetime achievement.

The Prize aims to encourage the development of the mission of higher education institutions in education, research, innovation, and outreach in the agricultural and life sciences by recognizing the distinguished contribution of individuals to this mission.

The prize was approved in Uruguay at the GCHERA General Assembly on 29 October 2012. It is generously sponsored by the Education Development Foundation of Nanjing Agricultural University and the Da Bei Nong Group.

To be more specific, the nomination will demonstrate the extent to which the nominee has

• Provided innovation and leadership in the education programmes of students at the Bachelor and Master levels, and in the delivery of lifelong learning;
• Engaged in research for the advancement of science for the benefit of society, working with colleagues, and mentoring PhD Students and Post Doctorate staff;
• Provided leadership in the strategic development of the institution(s) in which the nominee has worked, not necessarily only in his/her home institution but in other institutions regionally or internationally;
• Engaged with the higher education institutions’ stakeholders, enterprises, government, NGOs and civil society in the immediate locality, regionally and internationally to strengthen knowledge transfer, innovation initiatives, and outreach ventures which have led to the enhancement of society’s well-being;
• Been an inspiration to students, to colleagues at all levels and to leaders in the wider regional and international community.

Prize Details

• In 2021 there will be two Prizes awarded each of 100,000 USD.
• At least one of the two prizes will be awarded to a person coming from a developing country. A nominee from a country classified as having a developing economy should have been employed by a university or a research institute in one or more developing countries for at least two thirds of their professional careers.
• The second GCHERA prize can be awarded to an individual whose career has been in either a developed or developing economy, or both, based solely on merit.

Scope

Higher education institutions have the mission to:

• Deliver degree programmes to provide their graduates with the competences, creativity, entrepreneurship, and the values to be responsible citizens and agents of positive change to enable them to succeed in their chosen careers;
• To conduct research for the benefit of society;
• To engage with government, enterprises and non-government organisations in knowledge transfer and innovation ventures which will lead to the enhancement of society’s well-being.

Nominations

• Nominations are invited for these two prizes. A nominee will demonstrate exceptional and significant achievement in his or her engagement in the mission of higher education institutions relating to the agricultural and life sciences – in education, research and innovation. This impact will most likely be demonstrated in the work of the nominee in the development of the institution(s) in which the nominee has served, and in the local and wider geographical region of those institution(s), but not necessarily globally.
• This engagement in the mission of higher education institutions will most likely have changed in emphasis, scope and the level of achievement as the nominee’s career has progressed.

To be more specific, the nomination will demonstrate the extent to which the nominee has

• The impact of these achievements must be measurable, quantifiable, or otherwise demonstrated;
• The number of people affected as well as the extent and benefit of the change they experienced will be a substantial factor in evaluating the relative significance of the various individual achievements being considered;
• Substantial weight will also be given to the complexity of the activities and the degree of difficulty involved in achieving success. Similarly, consideration will be given to the vision, ingenuity and determination involved in attaining the changes and or advancements;
• A nominee must be living and in sufficiently good health to attend the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize Award Ceremony to be held at Nanjing Agricultural University on 28 October 2021. The nominee must be able to give an acceptance speech, a presentation and agree to participate in selected media events;
• The two prizes will be awarded to a single person in each case.

Eligibility Criteria

• A nominee must be an academic/faculty member of a higher education institution. All submissions must include the date of the nomination and are eligible only for consideration in that year.
• Individuals who do not receive an award in a given year are eligible to be nominated again. However, a new nomination package must be submitted. Nomination files are not retained by the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize Secretariat for reconsideration in a following year.
• A World Agriculture Prize Laureate is not eligible to be nominated for a second time.

For more information, visit https://www.gchera.com/world-agriculture-prize.html