Nominations for 2012 Kavli Prizes open
Nominations have opened for candidates for the 2012 Kavli Prizes, which are given for outstanding research in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The deadline for nominations is 1 December, 2011.
Each winner, in the three fields covered, will receive gold medal, a scroll and prize money to the sum of $1,000,000. The prize winners will be announced in June next year, with the award ceremony taking place in Oslo, Norway, on 4 September 2012.
The prizes will be given to individuals or to groups, for closely related fundamental contributions. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
The nominations will be reviewed a one of three Kavli Prize committees – one for each respective field. Each committee will be chaired by a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, with the other committee appointed based on the recommendations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, the Max Planck Society, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Society.
The Kavli Prize is a partnership between the Kavli Foundation, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.
For more information, and to nominate candidates, please visit the Kavli Prize website.
