GBIF invites proposals from graduate students for the 2013 Young Researchers Award. This prize intends to foster innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics.

Two awards of €4,000 will be available to graduate students from a GBIF Voting Participant or Associate Participant country. Students must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral programme.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the Head of Delegation of a GBIF Voting or Associate Participant country. Students are encouraged to contact the Heads of Delegation or national node managers regarding the deadline for proposal submissions at the national level. Contacts of the Heads of Delegation are available at www.gbif.org/communications/directory-of-contacts/governing-board-of-gbif/ and Node Managers at http://www.gbif.org/communications/directory-of-contacts/nodes-committee/.

For further details, please download the full call for proposals.

Read more about the earlier award winners.