A prestigious US award scheme for junior scholars is coming to 바카라사이트 UK and Israel, offering three exceptional researchers in each country a prize of $100,000 (?80,000) in unrestricted funding.
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Over 바카라사이트 past 10 years, more than?$4 million has been handed out to recognise 바카라사이트 promise of outstanding junior scholars.
Ellis Rubinstein, president and chief executive officer of 바카라사이트 New York Academy of Sciences, which administers 바카라사이트 programme, said that expanding to 바카라사이트 UK was 바카라사이트 “next logical step”.
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Each institution can nominate up to three researchers, one in each category of life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and chemistry. Nominations open in early May and will run until late June. The winners will be announced in January 2018.
In 바카라사이트 UK, a specially convened scientific advisory council will also be able to make nominations. Its members include John O’Keefe, 바카라사이트 Nobel laureate and professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London, and Jackie Hunter, former chief executive of 바카라사이트 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
The winners in each category, known as Blavatnik laureates, will be selected by a jury of distinguished scientists. In 바카라사이트 UK only, two finalists in each category will get $30,000.
Mr Rubenstein said: “The United States and United Kingdom have a long history of collaboration in science. Expanding 바카라사이트 Blavatnik Awards to 바카라사이트 United Kingdom, with its vast pool of rising scientific talent, is 바카라사이트 next logical step for 바카라사이트 next decade of 바카라사이트 programme.”
In Israel 바카라사이트 awards are being run in collaboration with 바카라사이트 Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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