The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation is currently inviting entries for Premio Daniel Carasso Prize, an international award offered to a researcher with outstanding basic or applied research work on the topic “sustainable food and diets for long term human health”. This prize was started in memory of Daniel Carasso who dedicated his life for openness and concern for the well-being of all. The prize is awarded every two years to a project displaying clearly stated objectives, a rigorous approach, robust methodologies and study design, sound analysis, and relevant conclusions.
Objective
The Premio Deniel Carasso Prize is an international award that recognizes and supports a researcher, who has achieved outstanding basic or applied research work on the topic “sustainable food and diets for long term human health”. Eligible scientific domains include basic and applied research in: Nutrition, Food Studies, Food Sciences and Technology, Agriculture, Agronomy, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agro-ecology, Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Implementation Research, Nutrition/Food/Agricultural policies (Toxicology is not included).
Prize Amount
The winner of the Premio Daniel Carasso wins €100,000. The Prize may, exceptionally, be awarded to two or more entrants (in which case the Jury will determine what amount will be awarded to each winner).
Frequency
The prize is awarded every two years by the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation.
Selection Criteria
- Applicants will be judged on their capacity to innovate and lead, the relevance and multi-disciplinary nature of their scientific approach, and for the potential practical application of their research work.
- Entrants must work for a not-for-profit institution and be actively involved in research.
- Entrants must have published all the eligible research work that they submit and be its authors/co-authors.
- They must also hold rights over their published work permitting them to authorize the Foundation Daniel & Nina Carasso to proceed as provided in Section 8.
Award Ceremony
The 2012 Premio Daniel Carasso will be awarded in November 2012 at a ceremony in Madrid (Spain). The President and Chair of the Prize Committee will present the winner with the Prize. The winner must attend the award ceremony and deliver a short lecture on his/her contribution to a specific scientific domain.
Prize Promotion
- The winner of the 2012 Premio Daniel Carasso will be announced in print and online editions of major scientific journals.
- To help promote the Prize, the winner’s name and work may also be communicated to the press and the general public.
- The Foundation Daniel & Nina Carasso retains full copyright and ownership rights over all the public relations and communication-related materials it produces (audio-video recordings, publications, on-line conferences, web site content, etc).
Last date for submitting the entries is January 31, 2012.
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