Nomination Process

 
Applicants may come from any region of the world, as long as they are still actively involved in science or technology for the benefit of low- or middle-income settings. The officers and staff of the Hildegard Grunow Foundation and members of the jury are not eligible. Applicants may either submit the application themselves, or be nominated by third parties.

All nominations and entries should be accompanied by a brief report in English of not more than one single-spaced, printed page, which includes and covers the following details:

 

Applicant's Information:
 

a. General information on the nominated individual.

b. The characteristics, merits, and contributions of the project proposed/carried out by the individual.

c. The methodology used for the development, financing and implementation of the nominated project.

d. The localities or communities benefited by the project.

 

Publication or Manuscript:
 

In addition to the summarized information (a – d), a recent publication or submission-ready manuscript must be submitted. It can be: already published (within the last 5 years), currently submitted, or ready for submission, and must be originally written in or translated into English. If submitted in manuscript form, the length must not exceed 20 typewritten pages (216 x 279 mm (8½ x 11 in) or ISO A4 (212 x 297 mm), with margins of at least 2.5 cm; use double-spacing and 12-point type) including references, tables and figures.

The last date for receipt of application/nomination submissions for the 2012 Prize will be July 31 of that year. Only complete submissions, complying with the aforementioned guidelines (a-d plus publication or manuscript) will be included in the judging.

Nominations for the Rainer Gross Prize must be submitted in writing to:

Hildegard-Grunow-Foundation; Clemensstr. 27, D-80803 Munich, Germany

Alternatively, nominations may be submitted electronically from the submission link (max. 10 MB).

Safe receipt in the Foundation will be confirmed either by e-mail or postal mail.

The application packets (one-page application and publication or manuscript) received will be forwarded to a jury panel consisting of two members for the board of HGF, and three internationally regarded professionals in the arena of the policy, scientific and technological aspects of human and community nutrition. The procedure governing the granting of the award will be based on the principles of attention to the dissemination of news, transparency, objectivity and non-discrimination as to race, religion, national origin or geographical residence of the applicants / nominees. The jury will announce its decision on the basis of the highest scoring of submission, and the decision of the jury is final. The next prize will be awarded in November 2012. The Prize Lecture will be held during the XVI Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición in Havana, Cuba; the travel costs and meeting expenses of the awardee(s) to present the Prize Lecture will be covered by the HGF.


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