P&G 2008 European Animal Welfare and Alternatives Awards
Competition Application and Guidelines
EUROTOX and Humane Society International present the 2008 European
Animal Welfare and Alternatives Awards supported by P&G.
An award of €30,000 will be presented to the successful applicant in
recognition of contributions to the research and development of
alternative methods, research in toxicology, mechanistic risk
assessment resulting in reduced animal use, or contributions to
laboratory science.
The aim of the award is to provide support and encouragement to a
scientist who can make meaningful progress in developing alternatives.
This award will emphasise the role of good science in finding solutions.
Eligibility & Geography:
All applicants must be located in the European region. The award is
open to individual scientists. Institutions will not be considered for
the award.
Application:
Applications will be limited to a two-page summary detailing the
contribution of the candidate to research and development of
alternative methods or research in toxicology and mechanistic risk
assessment resulting in the eventual elimination of animal testing or
reduced animal use (based on the principles of refinement, reduction
and replacement).
Reference should be made to key publications detailing the
contributions as well as any evidence of regulatory or other (quasi-)
official endorsement. The application should be endorsed by a peer (at
a separate institution) with appropriate knowledge of the candidate.
The €30,000 award is intended for professional use and the applicant
should therefore include a one-page proposal detailing the intended
research (or other related) activities to which these funds will be
applied. A curriculum vitae of the applicant should also be included
(maximum three-pages). All documents are to be provided in PDF format.
The recipient of the award will be invited to submit a paper at a
EUROTOX conference.
Deadline & Submission:
Applications for awards are due by February 29, 2008.
Completed applications should be sent to
with
the subject heading "Animal Alternatives Award 2008".
Enquiries may also be submitted to the same email address with the heading "Award Query".
Evaluation:
Evaluation will be via a review committee to include nominees drawn from partner organizations.
Announcement:
Details of the award recipients for 2008 should be available on this website by the end of March, 2008. More informations Partners:
Woman in Toxicology (WIT) Award
NEW WIT ELSEVIER MENTORING AWARD!
Please help identify our highly qualified award nominees!
This award ist made possible by a generous $10.000 grant from the Elsevier Foundation. Its purpose is to fur ther the WIT mission and the mission of the Society of Toxicology.
An importang mission of WIT includes mentoring to support the career growth of women in toxicology and to guide young women considering careers in toxicology.
This award will reward and encourage individuals who, by their outstanding roles as mentors, have made important contributions to women in the field of toxicology.
An annual award of $3.300 will be presented. Submit nominations electronically to the WIT Awards Committee
Chair
Kristina Chadwick
Deadline
Friday, January 11, 2008
Please remind your students to apply! They may need your encouragement!
This award is given to SOT student members (graduate students or postdoctoral fellows) who have demonstrated academic achievement in the field of toxicology and who have provided leadership and service in their chosen field and/or their community.
Winners receive an engraved plaque and $300 cash award.
Applications should be submitted electronically to the WIT Awards Committee Chair
Kristina Chadwick
Deadline
January 11, 2008
2008 Innovative Science Award
The €100,000 prize, which aims to
promote innovation in the field of toxicology, will be awarded this
year by the LRI (Long Range Research Initiative) in conjunction with
EUROTOX (Federation of European Toxicologists & European
Societies of Toxicology).
Candidates are invited to submit their
proposals for research which addresses, but are not limited to:
refinement, reduction and replacement of animal use in regulatory
testing (3Rs), toxicogenomics and epigenetics, susceptible
populations, exposure assessment and effects of mixtures.
The
application deadline is March 03, 2008.
Applications will be
judged on the basis of innovative approaches to interdisciplinary
research and relevance to the LRI programme. Applications from early
career scientists are particularly welcome. Further information can
be found on
http://www.cefic-lri.org<http://www.cefic-lri.org/Templates/shwStory.asp?NID=50&HID=464>
The award focus alternates annually between human health effects
and ecotoxicology. Last year’s award focused on ecotoxicology and
was presented, together with SETAC, to Dr. Roman Ashauer from the
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, for his
submission on “Improving the definition of water quality criteria:
linking organism recovery times to mechanism of action and
acute-to-chronic ratios”.
Cefic’s LRI programme aims to
identify and fill gaps in our understanding of the hazards posed by
chemicals and to improve the methods available for assessing the
associated risks.<http://www.cefic-lri.org/>
2007 European Animal Welfare and Alternatives Awards supported by EUROTOX, the Humane Society International and P&G
An Award of €30,000 will be presented in recognition of significant contributions to research and development of alternative methods or progress in enhancing animal welfare knowledge and practice.
The awards are organized by the Federation of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX), the Humane Society International (HSI) and Procter and Gamble.
The award will also include travel and registration at the Eurotox Meeting in 2008.
