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columns"> <p>– Scientific merit and broad impact;<br />– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;<br />– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;<br />– Clarity of presentation;<br />– Citations and downloads.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3070" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3070" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3070" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;<br /> – Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3070" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for 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anticipated thesis with great academic potential;<br />– The PhD thesis must be their original work;<br />– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3069" style="margin: 0;">Required Application Documents</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;<br />– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;<br />– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;<br />– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;<br />– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3068" class="reveal-modal 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will be automatically included;<br />– Number of review reports;<br />– The quality and timeliness of review reports.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3066" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3066" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3066" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;<br /> – Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3066" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Information regarding the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;<br /> – Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;<br /> – Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);<br /> – Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head that also confirms the applicant’s status.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3065" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3065" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3065" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – All papers published in <em>Big Data and Cognitive Computing</em> will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions). </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3065" style="margin: 0;">Selection Criteria</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Scientific merit and broad impact;<br />– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;<br />– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;<br />– Clarity of presentation;<br />– Citations and downloads.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3064" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3064" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3064" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;<br />– The PhD thesis must be their original work;<br />– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3064" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;<br />– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;<br />– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;<br />– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;<br />– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student who is scheduled to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3063" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3063" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3063" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Selection Criteria:</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– All of the reviewers for <em>Fire</em> in 2024 will be automatically included;<br />– Candidates must have contributed a number of review reports;<br />– The quality and timeliness of the review reports will be taken into consideration.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3062" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3062" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3062" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – The candidate must be a PhD student or a recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;<br />– The PhD thesis must be their original work;<br />– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024. </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3062" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;<br />– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;<br />– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;<br />– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;<br />– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defense). </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3061" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal 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recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;<br />– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;<br />– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;<br />– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses). </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3058" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3058" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3058" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Selection Criteria</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– All of the reviewers for <em>Biomimetics</em> in the 2024 will be automatically included;<br />– Number of review reports;<br />– The quality and timeliness of review reports.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_3057" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_3057" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3057" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– The candidate must be a recently qualified PhD who has produced an excellent thesis that advances research in the field of gout, urate and crystal deposition disease;<br />– The PhD thesis must be their original work;<br />– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_3057" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English;<br />– A letter from the PhD primary supervisor/mentor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;<br />– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;<br />– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;<br />– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2995" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_2995" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2995" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>–Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;<br />–Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2995" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> –Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;<br /> –Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;<br /> –Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);<br /> –Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status. </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2834" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_2834" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2834" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;<br /> – Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster). </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2834" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;<br /> – Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;<br /> – Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);<br /> – Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status. </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2723" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_2723" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2723" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;<br /> – Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of laboratory and clinical vaccine research, utilization and immunization;<br /> – Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists. </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2723" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Nomination</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> – Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;<br /> – Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;<br /> – Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists. </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2922" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal 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/>– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;<br />– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);<br />– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student. </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2563" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_2563" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2563" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;<br /> – Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of magnetism;<br /> – Must be nominated by senior scientists.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2563" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Application</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;<br /> – Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;<br /> – Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2753" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_2753" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2753" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and Requirements</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 September 2024;<br /> – Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of human nutrition;<br /> – Must be nominated by senior scientists.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2753" style="margin: 0;">List of Documents for Nomination</h2> </div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <p>– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;<br /> – Scanned copy of their doctorate certificate;<br /> – Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.</p> </div> </div> <a class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close"> <i class="material-icons">clear</i> </a> </div> <div id="award_requirements_2674" class="reveal-modal reveal-modal-new" data-reveal aria-labelledby="award_requirements_title_2674" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog"> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 columns"> <h2 id="award_requirements_title_2674" style="margin: 0;">Eligibility and 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