The EDCTP Awards to Outstanding African Scientists now open to nominations.

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) is inviting nominations for the 2009 EDCTP Awards to outstanding African scientists. These EDCTP-funded awards will recognise outstanding Africans scientists working on HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Nominations are now invited for the first set of awards which will be extended at the Fifth EDCTP Forum in Arusha, Tanzania on 12 to 14 October 2009.

The awards are open to anyone working in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria within the scope of the EDCTP programme of clinical trials, capacity development, and networking. The award consists of a certificate of recognition together with a cash prize of 10,000 Euros for one junior scientist (under 30 years old) and 20,000 Euros for one senior scientist, and aim at fostering research activities of the winners. The funds could be used on activities such as: support for short study periods at other institutions, library research, collection of data for baseline studies or facilitation of travel for attendance of pertinent conferences or meetings.

Nominations criteria and procedure:

Selection of candidates for the award will be based on the following criteria:

Senior awards
-    Innovation/Intellectual Property
-    Evidence of capacity building or mentorship
-    Relevance, level of contribution and impact of research
-    Publications in reputable scientific journals and books
-    Advocacy for health relevant to EDCTP programme.

Junior awards (young scientists ≤ 30 years old)
-    Innovation/Intellectual Property
-    Relevance, level of contribution and impact of research
-    Publications in reputable scientific journals and books
-    Advocacy for health relevant to EDCTP programme
-    Career progression.

Nominations must be submitted electronically. Applicants are requested to complete the online nomination form indicating the name and age of the candidate, and a summary statement outlining the candidate’s scientific record based on the criteria for nomination. Please note: a maximum of one nomination per award category will be accepted from nominating individual.

The completed nomination form should be sent to the EDCTP Secretariat before Monday 31 August 2009 through award@edctp.orgmailto:award@edctp.org