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FEBS Journal Prize for Young Scientists

Science is not perceived as being as attractive a career as it once was; the falling enrolments in science courses around the world are a cause for concern if we are to have a flourishing scientific community in the years to come. Among those entering PhD programmes and post-doctoral fellowships now are the academic stars of the future.

FEBS, and the Editorial Boards of its journals, are keen to help the cause of young scientists. To complement the many activities of FEBS in this area, FEBS Journal will be continuing with its prize in 2008. The prize, of €10 000, will be awarded to the graduate student or young post-doctoral research worker (no more than 3 years from the time of award of the PhD degree when the paper is submitted) who is the first author of a paper that is judged to be the best in FEBS Journal during the calendar year.

The choice will be made by the Editorial Board of the journal, whose decision will be final. It is hoped that the successful author will present a lecture and be awarded the prize at the FEBS Congress in 2009.

The Editorial Office of FEBS Journal will contact the corresponding authors of all papers that will appear in the hard copy of the journal in 2008 to see if the first author qualifies as a candidate for the prize.

A comparable prize is offered by our sister journal, FEBS Letters.

FEBS Journal Prizewinners