Danubius Young Scientist Award will be granted to young scientists from one in each country that is part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. The award will be endowed with 1.200 EUR for each winner of the young scientist award.
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 themselves in the scientific examination of the multifaceted issues and questions specifically related to the Danube Region.
The Danubius Award was created in 2011 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) and the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM).
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Who May Eligible:
To eligible, the candidates must be following all the eligibility criteria:
- No formal age limit, but there is the limitation to participants that have received their master/ Ph.D. max. 5 years ago (after 1st of January 2013).
- 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.
- The applicants must be from one in each country that is part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region such as Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Romania, and Ukraine
How to Apply & Competitions Rules:
To participate, the applicants must submit all the required documents as the following:
- Max. 3 pages summary of the scientific work
(e.g. thesis, dissertation, journal article, scientific publication, etc.) - 1/2 page statement explaining the relevance of the work for the Danube Region and as
appropriate the relevance beyond national borders - Curriculum vitae including publication list of the candidate (max. 3 pages)
- Copy of the document related to the award of the highest academic title received (to verify the criteria of max. 5 years after master degree or Ph.D. degree).
Rues:
- Nominations including all relevant documents have to be sent to s.schaeffer@idm.at
- Nominations will be accepted in electronic format.
- Documents have to be submitted in English language only (exception: copy of the academic title
received)
Benefits:
- The award will be endowed with 1.200 EUR for each winner of the young scientist award.
- Scientific excellence and innovative approach to the academic work
- Thematic relevance of the scientific work for issues/problems of the Danube Region
- The 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.)
- The awardees will be invited by the European Commission´s Joint Research Centre to visit the JRC research center in Ispra, Italy.
Application Deadline:
The deadline for submitting nominations is on Thursday 31th of May 2018 at 23:59.
