FUNDING-Limited Submission –
2018 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists;
November 15, 2017
Purpose:
The
Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
recognize the country’s most promising faculty-rank scientists and engineers in
the disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering,
and Chemistry.
Eligibility
Requirements:
A
nominee must:
Funding
Amount: $250,000
Institutional
Limit: 3
- one in each of the three categories (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
& Engineering, and Chemistry).
Note:
The nominator must be the institution’s President, Provost, or their official
designee.
Link
to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Internal
Competition: To
participate in the University’s selection process,please
submit the following, assembled
into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a
copy to their Associate Dean for Research by September 15,
2017:
·
Candidate’s
name, date of birth, primary department appointment
·
Category
(Life Sciences; Physical Sciences & Engineering; Chemistry)
·
Rationale
for nomination (200 words) – a statement detailing strong record of significant
independent scientific contributions, early career success, and promise of
sustained or accelerated progress
·
Brief
project description (1000 words maximum) – a statement of the most significant
scientific contributions and research.
·
CV
(4 pages maximum).
A
committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For
questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.
Foundation
Deadlines: Nominations
- November 15, 2017; Letters of Support - November 29,
2017