The Award
ASAB Council recognizes that there are many excellent young researchers in the field of animal behaviour whose work will shape the future of our discipline. The ASAB Outstanding Young Investigator Award is given each year to acknowledge and reward the achievements of such researchers. In 2007 this award was re-named the Chris Barnard Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Investigator, in recognition of the late President's support of young scientists. The award takes the form of a research grant of £1000 and the recipient is asked to give a keynote talk about their work at the Easter meeting of ASAB (expenses paid).
Eligibility: The basis for the award is excellence in research by someone near the beginning of their research career. Recipients must have worked for at least part of their career in the ASAB geographic catchment area. To be eligible, an individual must not be more than 10 years (excluding career breaks) from the start of their PhD work.
Members of ASAB are invited to nominate one or more candidates for the 2010 Award, to be presented at the 2010 Easter meeting. Self nominations are both acceptable and encouraged. The nomination form can be downloaded here. Please use a separate copy of the form for each person you wish to nominate. The form should be accompanied by a full CV of the nominated candidate, the names of 3 referees and an account written by the nominator of up to 300 words describing the nominee's research. Please remember that this award is made solely for achievement in research.
This year the deadline for completed form(s) to reach the ASAB Secretary is 21st November 2009.
ASAB Council will draw up a shortlist and make a final decision at the winter meeting. The award will be announced on this web site after the President has written to the nominee to confirm that he/she will accept.
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