BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards for Scientific Research and Cultural Creation

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards for Scientific Research and Cultural Creation

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities and artistic creation, as listed in point 2 of these call conditions.

Requirements

Candidates may be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number, that have made independent or convergent contributions to a given advance, whether due to a formal collaboration (with the nominees belonging to one or more groups) or parallel working.

The awards are also open to scientific or cultural organizations that can be collectively credited with exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge, cultural creation, the fight against climate change or the conservation of the natural environment.

Awards may not be granted posthumously.

Categories

The disciplines and domains of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards are:

Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)

Biology and Biomedicine

Information and Communication Technologies

Climate Change and Environmental Sciences

Economics, Finance and Management

Humanities

Social Sciences

Music and Opera

Award

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards consist of 400,000 euros, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each of their eight categories.

In the event that an award is shared by more than one person, its monetary amount will be divided equally among

all recipients.

All awards, in whatever category, will be subject to the withholding and other taxes prescribed by current legislation, which will be deducted from their total amount.

Nomination Procedure:

Self-nomination is not permitted.

Any scientific or cultural organization or institution can submit nominations, following their own internal procedures. Among them:

Scientific or artistic societies and organizations

National and regional academies of science or culture

Public or private R&D centers

University schools, departments or institutes and research or teaching institutes

Hospital departments and biomedical research centers

Schools of music

Orchestras, orchestra associations, opera theaters and opera associations

Public agencies and supranational, national or regional organizations substantially engaged in analysis and/or activities relating to climate change and environmental conservation
Other scientific, cultural and environmental organizations

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards for Scientific Research and Cultural Creation

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