"Grand Prix en Sciences de l’Institut Grand-ducal 2012" – Call for submissions
14-02-2012
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Contact
Pierre SECK
Grand Ducal Institute
Phone: +352 46 66 44 63 54
E-mail: pierre.seck@uni.lu
In cooperation with the National Research Fund (FNR) and several private sponsors, the "Section des Sciences Naturelles, physiques et mathématiques de l’Institut Grand-ducal" awards each year since 2010 a researcher (m/f) for his or her complete work or an exceptional discovery. To be eligible for the award, the researcher must be a Luxembourg national or a researcher working or having worked in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and having carried out the major part of his/her scientific work and international publications here. The prize is currently endowed with €5,000 and is awarded during an academic session at the end of the year.
Submission of applications
All applications must be submitted each year by 31 March 2012 at the latest, via postal and electronic mail. Applications must contain an application letter, a complete curriculum vitae of the candidate as well as a document describing the work and the results that are to be considered by the jury. The regulation of the "Grands Prix en Sciences de l’Institut Grand-ducal" can be downloaded via the link below.
"Grands Prix en Sciences" since 2010
The 2010 prize was an award for physics and is called after its sponsor "Prix Paul WURTH". The 2011 prize was for mathematics and is called, after its sponsor, "Prix de la Bourse de Luxembourg". The 2012 prize will be for geology and is called, after its sponsor, "Prix FEIDT". The 2013 prize will be for biology and is called after its sponsor, "Prix CACTUS". The 2014 prize will be for chemistry and is called, after its sponsor, "Prix Paul METZ". From 2015 onwards, the same cycle of awards will restart.
For any further information, please contact Professor emeritus Pierre SECK, President of the "Section des Sciences de l’Institut Grand-ducal".
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