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Experts in research on learning, children, and youth worldwide are now invited to nominate candidates for the 2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize.
The Prize awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming to improve the learning, development, and living conditions of children and youth. This includes, but is not limited to, educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political sciences, linguistics, neurosciences, computer sciences, and medical sciences.
The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize is awarded every other year in odd-numbered years. In even years, the Jacobs Foundation bestows a Best Practice Prize rewarding exceptional commitment of institutions or individuals who put into practice innovative solutions in the fields of learning and of child and youth development.
Prize
The prize is endowed with 1 Mio. Swiss Francs and the laureate is chosen from the pool of nominated candidates by a jury of internationally renowned scientists. Nominations close on 14 March 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Jacobs Foundation invites experts in research on learning, children, and youth worldwide to nominate candidates.
- The prize will be awarded to a well-respected, outstanding researcher conducting groundbreaking research on the learning and development of children and youth.
- It addresses scholars from all countries who have achieved major breakthroughs in understanding, learning, learning variability, and/or child and youth development, and at the same time have the potential to advance the field by actively conducting research.
- Self-nominations cannot be accepted.
Call for Nominations
To submit the nomination form online, click here. The last date to submit your nomination is March 14, 2021.
Contact
Email ID: carmen.siller@jacobsfoundation.org
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Call for Nominations: Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize 2021
