Robert Austrian Research Awards Submission Deadline: 15 February 2016
To honor the memory of Robert Austrian for his
pioneering and immensely important research on pneumococci and pneumococcal
diseases, Pfizer is sponsoring research awards in the field of pneumococcal
vaccinology. Pfizer has selected the International Symposium of Pneumococci and
Pneumococcal Diseases, ISPPD, to manage the Robert Austrian Research Awards in
Pneumococcal Vaccinology. The ISPPD Advisory Board is responsible for the Robert
Austrian Research Awards in Pneumococcal Vaccinology and has defined the
research topics and criteria for the selection of award recipients. Based on
these criteria, a committee, consisting of five members of the ISPPD Advisory
Board will propose the award recipients to the ISPPD Advisory Board for
approval. Recipients of the Robert Austrian Research Awards in Pneumococcal
Vaccinology will be selected from applications and from nominations, based on a
research proposal and curriculum vitae with a list of publications and a letter
of recommendation. Ten Robert Austrian Research Awards in Pneumococcal
Vaccinology of $25,000 USD each will be awarded at the ISPPD-10, June 26-30,
2016. The award recipients are expected to present their results at ISPPD-11,
2018.
Research Topics
Preventing pneumococcal disease through research to
discover, develop, and evaluate new and improved vaccines, delivery systems and
vaccination strategies for an affordable and effective protection against
pneumococci and to study the value of vaccination.
Candidates
Young scientists (<40 years of age), including PhD students and post-doctoral. Established scientists are not eligible for the awards.
One applicant from each of the geographical regions; Africa, Asia/Australasia, Europe, Latin America and North America will be awarded.
Application
Please prepare the following information before you begin your application:
- Full name of applicant
- Full contact details of applicant: address, telephone, fax, email
- Field/Activities
- Research/Clinical Research Interest
- List of Publications/Abstracts
- Letter of recommendation (acceptable format: GIF, BMP or JPEG)
- A copy of ID with birth date clearly marked (GIF, BMP or JPEG). The age limit is 40
