The Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists is a new global prize, established in 2013, aimed at rewarding young scientists at an early stage of their careers.
Each contestant writes a popular science essay about his or her thesis. The grand prizewinner will receive a prize of USD25,000 and each of the three category winners will receive USD3,000. The grand prize winning essay will be published in Science.
The topic of the entrant’s thesis research must be in one of the following categories:
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Genomics and Proteomics
- Environment
- Translational Medicine
Read more about last years winners
Please note that researchers working at SciLifeLab are not allowed to apply for the prize to avoid any bias situation.
Application deadline is August 1st.