Francesca Gherardi Memorial Prize 2014
Awarded annually by the Department of Biology, University of Florence
The Francesca Gherardi Memorial Prize of 5,000 Euro is awarded annually by the Department of Biology, University of Florence, Italy (http://www.bio.unifi.it/art-129-francesca-gherardi-prize-2014.html).
The prize will be donated by the Gherardi family in memory of Prof. Francesca Gherardi, who made remarkable contributions to the fields of Crustacean Behaviour and Invasion Biology. The prize recognizes and commemorates the fine example that Prof. Francesca Gherardi’s own life set for young scientists.
Applications for the 2014 prize for outstanding research in the field of Crustacean Behaviour are open to researchers under 40, of all nationalities, lacking permanent positions.
The closing date for submissions is 15 January 2014.
Submissions in electronic format only are to be sent to:
Prof. Felicita Scapini
Department of Biology
University of Florence,
Via Romana 17, 50125
Italy
felicita.scapini@unifi.it
Please refer to the Application Guidelines for details.
Application Guidelines
- Applications are made online and supporting documents are sent to Prof. Scapini.
- The application [in English] should include a CV, three articles published in peer-reviewed journals, and a letter attesting that the applicant holds no permanent research or teaching position.
- The selected researcher (prize winner) will receive the award at the Department of Biology, University of Florence on occasion of a memorial event in honor of Francesca Gherardi in spring 2014. The awarded researcher will present his/her research on that occasion.
- The Award Committee is headed by Prof. Felicita Scapini, assisted by prof. Bella Galil and Prof. Marco Vannini and the zoologists of the Department of Biology University of Florence.
Přidáno 25. 11. 2013