Deadline: 30 June 2016
Nominations are open for the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards 2016 to recognize basic research and creative work of excellence, as embedded in theoretical advances, models and fundamental perspectives for an improved understanding of the natural, social and artificial or technological worlds, technological innovations and developments, and the creation of outstanding works or new artistic or interpretative styles in contemporary classical music.
Thematic Areas
- Climate Change
- Ecology and Conservation Biology
- Development Cooperation
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Contemporary Music
- Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
- Biomedicine
Awards available
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards will consist of €400,000, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each prize category.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates shall be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number in the case of convergent contributions to a given advance, whether due to a formal collaboration (with the candidate(s) belonging to one or more groups) or parallel working.
- In categories Climate Change and Development Cooperation, entries are also open to agencies and organizations in the public or private sector (not-for-profit in the latter case) under the conditions stipulated in the preceding paragraph, providing their institutional or organizational purpose is to undertake activities relating to climate change or development cooperation.
How to Apply
- Applicants must apply online via given website.
- Both nominations and the accompanying documentation must be submitted in English only.
- The nominating institution or person must provide the following information and documents, which are detailed more fully in the dedicated website mentioned above:
- Award category for which the candidate is being nominated.
- Name of the institution and nominating officer/body, with the corresponding contact data.
- Letter of nomination signed by the nominating officer/body.
- Candidate particulars including his/her institutional affiliation.
- A description of the salient contributions of the candidate and reasoned arguments for his/her nomination (maximum four pages, single spaced).
- Candidate’s CV
For more information, Please visit Knowledge award.
