| ABOUT |
This annual Prize was established by the GBIF Governing Board to honor the memory of Dr. Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen, who was an inspirational leader in the fields of biosystematics and biodiversity informatics. |
| OBJECTIVES |
The Prize is awarded yearly to a promising researcher, usually in the early stage of his/her career, who is combining biosystematics and biodiversity informatics research in an exciting and novel way. |
| ESTABLISHED |
March, 2001, at the first GBIF Governing Board meeting. Dr. Nielsen was on his way to that meeting when he suffered a fatal heart attack. |
| MANAGEMENT |
Nominations are submitted yearly by GBIF Participants to the GBIF Science Committee, which decides upon the recipient. |
| AWARDED |
Each year, at the Governing Board meeting (usually held at the beginning of the fourth calendar quarter). |
| AMOUNT |
The Prize consists of EUR 30,000 to be used by the recipient to further his/her research. |
| RECIPIENTS |
2002: Nozomi Ytow (Japan)
2003: Stefan Schröder (Germany)
2004: Johan Nilsson (Sweden)
2005: Pablo Goloboff (Argentina)
2006: John Wieczorek (United States)
2007: Paul Flemons (Australia)
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