The European Society for Evolutionary Biology has established The John Maynard Smith Prize to be awarded to outstanding young researchers in the field of evolutionary biology.
Starting from 2009 the Prize also includes a Junior Fellowship of generally 3 months at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Germany. Information about the fellowship can be found here
For more information on Junior Fellowships at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, or information on this institution, contact: Paul Schmid-Hempel.
The sixth prize winner, announced at the 2007 congress of the society in Uppsala, Sweden, is Andy Gardner. Information about the Prize winner can be found here; the Abstract of his lecture at the congress will be available soon.
Candidates for the prize must be nominated by a senior colleague; the nomination must be accompanied by the candidate's CV, a list of publications, a short description of future research plans, the names and addresses of two referees, and a letter from the candidate approving the nomination. Candidates for the 2009 prize must have received a PhD (or equivalent) degree no earlier than January 2007.
The nominations (three copies if sent by mail) should be sent to:
Mauro Santos
Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia
Facultat de Biociències, Edifici Cn
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)
SPAIN
Fax: +34 93 581 2387
e-mail: mauro.santos@uab.es or msantos@colbud.hu
and postmarked no later than March 15, 2009. The winner is expected to attend the 2009 congress, where he or she will deliver the John Maynard Smith Lecture. The society will pay registration, accommodation, and travel expenses (economy fare).