EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARDS

Early Career Research Awards recognize the impact of research carried out in the molecular biosciences by early career scientists. 

It is expected that successful candidates will have produced international quality research outputs, and be able to demonstrate ambitions and aspirations consistent with the potential to achieve world-leading status.   

Criteria:

• Awarded for the impact of research carried out in the molecular biosciences
• Nominees should be early career, typically within 6 years of receiving their highest qualification. Potential nominees can include senior postdoctoral research fellows or researchers starting their first independent post and have limited funding
• Nominees should have produced international quality research outputs
• Nominees should be able to demonstrate ambitions and aspirations consistent with the potential to achieve world-leading status
• Open to nominees based in the UK or internationally
• This award is only open to individuals

The Awards Committee will consider the following aspects of all nominations for the Early Career Research Awards as appropriate:

• Originality of research
• Impact of research
• Quality of outputs – publications and/or patents and/or software
• Quality of international research outputs
• Collaborations and teamwork
• Independence and/or ambitions
• Commitment to build, support, and nurture future talent e.g., public engagement or outreach
• Other indicators of esteem demonstrated by the nominator     

Each awardee is given:

• A grant to attend a relevant event or training course
• A medal
• The opportunity to present a lecture at a Society event or webinar
• The opportunity to be mentored by one of the Biochemical Society Journal’s Associate Editors
• An invitation to submit an article to one of our Biochemical Society Journals, published by Portland Press, with any fees waived
• The opportunity to be a guest editor of a themed issue of a Biochemical Society Journal, published by Portland Press
• The opportunity to join a Research Area or The Biochemist Editorial Board and help shape the Society’s content

For full details on this and how to nominate a candidate for an Early Career Research Award, please click here.