Award Nomination Opportunity: VinFuture Prize Nomination

URL: https://vinfutureprize.org/vinfuture-prize-nomination/

OBJECTIVES:

The VinFuture Prize was established to honor scientific research and breakthrough technological innovations that can make a significant difference in the daily lives of millions of people. The awards honor outstanding inventors and researchers from universities, academies, research labs around the globe, as well as inventors in a professional research environment.

FUNDING INFORMATION:

  • A Grand Prize of US$3 million, awarded annually for breakthrough research and technological innovations that positively improve the quality of human life, and create a more equitable and sustainable world for future generations. The Grand Prize is open to all, regardless of the candidate’s nationality, age, gender, social status, or economic background.
  • Three Special Prizes of US$500,000 each with a focus on promoting diversity, equity, and new fields of study will also be awarded annually to:
    • Innovators from Developing Countries
    • Female Innovators
    • Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:

The VinFuture Prize recognizes breakthroughs across all fields of science, technology and engineering that have already delivered impact or show the potential to deliver impact for real-world problems that align with at least one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • There should be clear evidence, or potential, for an end-product or service based on the solution, which has an everyday practical application;
  • Solutions should have already benefited millions of people in the past 10 years for the Grand Prize, or have the potential to benefit millions of people in the next 10 years for the Special Prizes;
  • Solutions should be aligned with one or more of the United Nation’s SDGs;
  • Solutions must be scientifically proven (i.e., there should be clear evidence of passing relevant scientific trials, and in the case of research, it must be empirically proven or widely reviewed);
  • Open to researchers or inventors who were involved in developing the underlying solutions, and not entrepreneurs or corporates who helped in commercialization/diffusion of the technology;
  • End-products of the research should benefit people globally, including those from developing and less developed countries, as well as lower-income and disadvantaged communities;
  • Open to individuals or teams of researchers/inventors;
  • Preferences are considered for nominees in the active stages of their careers;
  • Same individual/team can be nominated for one or more of the VinFuture Special Prizes if eligible;
  • Research/Solution/Invention can be underpinned in any discipline of science, engineering, or technology, including potentially multi-disciplinary approaches.

INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:

Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 4/8/2024

  • Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
  • A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate outlining scientific achievements, with specific consideration of the criteria highlighted by this program;
  • Up-to-date CV or biosketch.

A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select nominees.

DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Monday, April 8, 2024
Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 3 a.m.

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