ESEB.ECR.AchievementAwardProposals

[Alexandra Allison de Sousa]

*ESEB Under-represented ECR Achievement Award*

Two annual awards of €2,000 will highlight the achievements of
under-represented early-career researchers (ECRs) who have faced
difficult circumstances while conducting their work. Applicable
difficult circumstances may be but are not limited to disabilities,
social/cultural/political persecution, refugee status, single
parenting or other caring responsibilities that have created unequal
opportunities. This year's winners will also be invited to speak at
the Joint Congress of Evolutionary Biology in Montreal, Canada (July
26-30, 2024).

DEADLINE:JANUARY 31, 2024

ELIGIBILITY
1. The award is open to PhD students, postdoctoral scientists or
non-tenure-track research fellows who do not hold a permanent academic
position and have achieved their research while facing difficult
circumstances. Note that researchers based in any country are eligible,
irrespective of GDP status, and not just in Europe.
2. Applications may be submitted by the person benefiting from the
grant, or by a colleague/supervisor when a letter is included from the
nominee approving their nomination.
3. The person submitting the application must be an ESEB member, or
become a member immediately after receiving the award (to become a
member of ESEB, please visit our membership page at
https://eseb.org/society/eseb-membership/).
4. Applicants who have previously received this award are not eligible.
5. The award stipend (2000 €) will be spent at the discretion of the
nominee. Nominees will be required to write a short summary of their
achievement to be highlighted on the ESEB Equal Opportunities website
and ESEB newsletter.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications should be sent as a single PDF file to Ute Friedrich at the
ESEB office (off...@eseb.org) with the subject line: 2024
Under-represented ECR Award.
It should include

1. A cover letter with the nominee’s name, current status and
institution, PhD start date, duration and reason for any career breaks,
nominee’s or nominator’s ESEB membership number, and a signed statement
on what the nominee has achieved and why you considered the nominee
achieved it under difficult circumstances. The difficult circumstances
are primarily, but not solely, disabilities, social/cultural/political
persecution, refugee status, single parenting or other caring
responsibilities. The letter should not exceed 2 pages.
2. A short CV of the nominee (1–2 pages)
3. Proof of the nominee’s achievement: this can be for instance a PhD
diploma, a publication, or an outreach initiative.
4. A letter of support from the nominee’s host institution or a colleague.

Applications should be sent no later than Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
Please take care to limit the size of attachments (total < 10 MB) in any
one email.

Applications will be evaluated by the Equal Opportunity Committee
chaired by Anne Charmantier, and winners will be informed around the end
of February. Winners are encouraged to attend the next Evolution joint
meeting in Montreal, Canada (July 26-30, 2024) where they will be
invited to speak at the ESEB award symposium about their work and/or
equal representation in the field of evolution. ESEB will contribute to
the travel expenses and registration fees.

Previous winners can be seen here:
https://eseb.org/prizes-funding/equal-opportunities-initiative/eseb-under-represented-ecr-achievement-award/

Sincerely,
Kelley Leung
ESEB Equal Opportunities Initiative Member


European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB)
Email: off...@eseb.org
Website: https://eseb.org



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