The European Young Researchers Award (EYRA)
- Organization:
- ESOF - European Euroscience Open Forum
- Category:
- Awards
- Scope:
- International
- Start:
- Internal deadline:
- Official deadline:
- Description:
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The European Young Researchers' Award (EYRA) is granted since 2010 to researchers demonstrating outstanding research performance and leadership. It aims to inspire early stage researchers to incorporate a European dimension and perspective into their research.
The Award is granted each year; in odd years, the prize is dedicated to PhD candidates, and in even years to post-doctoral fellows.
The prize-giving-ceremony is held every two years at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) where the two recipients will present their work.
Qualification Criteria
- The research must have a clear European dimension, either because it is embedded in a collaboration of researchers in different European countries or it is a research project in one European country that addresses a research topic of European added value.
- The research should be of demonstrably excellent quality (publications, prizes, grants, patents, references in newspapers, etc.)
- The criteria that the jury will take into account are: quality of the research results obtained, role in the definition of the research project, inspiration to others (fellow students, members of the research group), outreach to wider audiences.
Eligibility Criteria- Candidates should work in a European country (understood in the geographic sense as defined by Council of Europe’s membership rules), but are not required to have a European nationality.
- The 2017 call is open to young researchers who are enrolled in their first PhD at the time of the application deadline or have defended their thesis after January 1st, 2017.
- The application should be in English.
Application procedure and documentation
A cover page to be completed and included in the application is can be downloaded from the website
http://www.euroscience.org/calls/european-young-researchers-award-2017-call-is-open/
Up to two pages A4 describing the research and its European dimension
Maximum two pages CV including statement of prizes/awards already received.
A list of publications
The above mentioned documents should be included in a single pdf-file.
In addition candidates must supply two letters in support of the nomination, each of no more than 2 pages A4: o describing why the candidate as a person deserves this award (leadership, inspirational role, outreach to wider audiences), o commenting on the quality and relevance of the specific research and the publications, o mentioning any specific circumstances that would make the award particularly appropriate.
These two letters should be from individuals well qualified in the field, at least one of whom not associated with the research itself.
All these document must be sent via email to office@euroscience.org
In case of interest, contact with Research Department before April 16th.