EEMS Awards  :::  Criteria

Frits Sobels Award
The Frits Sobels Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of environmental mutagenesis; it may either recognise a lifetime accomplishment or an episodically pace-making contribution to the field of environmental mutagenesis. The Frits Sobels Award will be presented during Annual EEMS Meeting. The prize consists of a certificate, an amount of 3000 € plus travel and accommodation costs to the EEMS Meeting. The Awardee will present a lecture at the EEMS Meeting and publish it in the
European Journal of Genetic Toxicology (EEMS Online Journal).
All nominations should include the following information on the candidate: name, address and e-mail, a short statement of appraisal and the nominee's curriculum vitae with a list of publications. Nominations can be made by Councillors on behalf of their National Society or individually by any EEMS member. The deadline for nominations will be announced in the
Newsletter.

Send nominations with all supporting materials to the Vice-President and Chairman of the Award Committee

EEMS Young Scientist Award(s)
During the Annual Meeting, one or more Young Scientist Award(s) will be presented. The nomination rules for this award are: 1) Each nomination will be considered on its merits and not necessarily in competition with other nominees; 2) Nominations will be considered from any member of the EEMS, provided they are supported by a person with an appropriate knowledge of the candidate's work. Nominations should be sent to an EEMS Councillor or Officer who will then formally submit the nomination to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee; 3) Nominations should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, copies of the nominee's publications and a written evidence from the nominator that the work of the nominee merits the EEMS Young Scientist Award; 4) The candidate should not be older than 35 at the time of nomination. The award includes a certificate, the amount of 1000 € and travel expenses to the Annual EEMS Meeting. The Awardee will present a lecture at the EEMS Meeting and publish it in the
European Journal of Genetic Toxicology (EEMS Online Journal). The deadline for nominations will be announced in the Newsletter.

Send nominations to the Vice-President and Chairman of the Award Committee

EEMS Young Scientist Travel Awards
A limited number of travel grants are available to assist young EEMS members to attend the Annual Meetings. Applicants should be 35 years or younger at the time of the Annual Meeting. The award consists of the amount of 500 € plus the registration fee for the meeting. Applications should be made to the Councillor of the respective country who will then forward the application to the EEMS President together with the abstract of the applicant, a short curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation. Recipients of travel awards are expected to attend the entire meeting and to write a short report with their personal view of the Meeting for the EEMS Newsletter (December issue). The deadline for the receipt of nominations will be announced in the
Newsletter.

Send nominations to the President
 

Last updated 18 Sep 09