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Innovator of the year

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Next application deadline: TBA

An annual competition to celebrate the successes of BBSRC-supported scientists in delivering economic and/or social impact from their excellent research.

Individual scientists or teams can submit an application detailing their activities that have resulted in economic and/or social impact.

A prize of £5,000 will be made directly to the winner of each category, with the overall Innovator of the Year receiving a further £5,000. For team winners the prize money will be split equally among the applicants.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all BBSRC-funded scientists, including:

• Postgraduate and postdoctoral scientists funded by BBSRC through a studentship, fellowship or research grant
• Principal investigators in universities who have been an applicant or co-applicant on a research grant funded by BBSRC or a BBSRC-funded fellowship
• Scientists in institutes of BBSRC who have received BBSRC funding through a core strategic grant, institute strategic programme grant, research grant or fellowship

For team entries, the majority of the team should meet the above entry requirements.

For all entries, applicants must demonstrate the connection between their BBSRC-funded research and the Innovation.

Assessment

An assessment panel will select the best applications under the following 3 categories:

• Commercial innovator
• Social innovator
• Most promising innovator

Selected applications will progress to the competition final. They will be assessed by a separate, high-level, judging panel who will choose the winners of each category. One of those winners will be the overall Innovator of the Year 2010.

How to apply

Submit via e-mail to the contact below:

• A completed application form
• CV(s)

Previous awards

2010

Awarded on 18 March 2010 at East Wintergardens, London.

• Overall winner: Professor Shankar Balasubramanian, University of Cambridge
• Commercial innovator: Professor Shankar Balasubramanian, University of Cambridge
• Social innovator: Professor Dave Goulson, University of Stirling
• Most promising innovator: Dr Michael McArthur, John Innes Centre

2009

Awarded on 24 March 2009 at Banqueting House, London.

• Overall winner: Professor Stephen Jackson, University of Cambridge 
• Runner-up: Dr Luke Alphey, Oxitec
• Runner-up: Professor Jeff Errington FRS, Prolysis

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