On behalf of the Government of the Republic, the National Research Awards Committee announces Competition for the 2023 Estonian National Research Awards.
National research awards are granted to Estonian researchers and research collectives for outstanding results in research and development.
The Committee is awaiting proposals to be submitted electronically in the Academy of Sciences Competitions e-environment by 16 December 2022.
DATA AND DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
1. Research award for a discovery (for a scientific discovery impacting the paradigm and world view of the respective scientific field or pioneering a new field of science or an invention or research and development based on a scientific discovery that has led to an innovative product with a significant socio-economic impact, 50 000 euros)
To nominate candidate(s) for the award, please submit:
2. Lifetime achievement award (award for long-term excellence in research and development, 2 awards, á 40 000 euros)
To nominate a candidate for the award, please submit:
3. Annual awards (to highlight the best research or research cycles completed and published in the last four years, 8 awards, á 20 000 euros) in the following fields:
To nominate a candidate or a research team for the annual award, please submit:
SUBMISSION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE AWARDS
Proposals for the award may be submitted to the committee by the research councils of universities and positively evaluated research and development institutions, academicians of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, the Estonian Employers’ Confederation, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Estonian Service Industry Association.
Researchers and research teams who have previously been granted the annual award may be re-nominated for the annual award ten years after the award was given for research at a new level.
No part of the research cycle that has received the annual award may be used by co-authors as part of research cycles submitted for the annual award in subsequent years.
Additional information: Tiina Rahkama, tiina.rahkama@akadeemia.ee
Technical issues related to submission: Margit Lehis, margit.lehis@akadeemia.ee
More information (in Estonian): https://www.akadeemia.ee/riigi-teaduspreemiad/