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GUIDELINES FOR THE
FAOBMB TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS AND YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS
1. Terms of
Reference of the FAOBMB Fellowship Committee
(i) To administer any awards to scientists in the FAOBMB region, in accordance
with the Standing Rules
and Standing Orders of the FAOBMB,
(ii) To administer any funds set aside for the purpose of providing fellowships,
travel fellowships and / or
young scientists awards,
(iii) To motivate scientists in the FAOBMB Region, particularly the younger
ones, to achieve higher levels
of accomplishment, and,
(iv) To participate in the selection of suitable candidates to receive FAOBMB
travel fellowships, FAOBMB
Fellowship, and Young Scientist Awards or any other awards under the purview of
FAOBMB.
2. Objectives of the FAOBMB Travel fellowship and Young Scientist Award.
(i) Award Fellowships to help contribute towards the partial or full travel
expenses (discounted economic
airfare) of a young biochemist or molecular biologist, from the region of a
constituent member.
a. attending and presenting a research paper or poster at a FAOBMB
sponsored function, or,
b. Spending a period of time in a laboratory within the FAOBMB region,
learning a particular technology,
skill or technique of significance and relevance to the needs of the receiving FAOBMB Constituent
Member Country/Region.
(ii) Improve research skills and foster the transfer of technology in order to
build capacity and capability
to fulfil the scientific manpower needs of Constituent Member Countries/Regions.
(iii) Develop research linkages between the host and the recipient Constituent
Members, and,
(iv) Enhance cooperation and collaboration within the FAOBMB region.
To achieve the above objectives, FAOBMB will allocate funds for awarding:
(a) FAOBMB Travel Fellowships to enable young scientists of not more than
40 years of age to
attend FAOBMB-sponsored functions,
(b) FAOBMB Fellowships to enable scientists of not more than 40 years
from Constituent Member
Countries/Region to undertake collaborative research or learn particular skills from participating
laboratories, and,
(c) FAOBMB Young Scientist Awards, one each to a male and a female
outstanding biochemist or
molecular biologist of less than 35 years of age, selected from the FAOBMB member countries or
regions. The award will be made once every 3 years to coincide with the FAOBMB Congress with
effect from the 1st of January 2005 and starting with the 2006 Congress in Kyoto, Japan. The
FAOBMB Young Scientist Awards has been initiated by an endowment of thirty thousand United
States dollars (US$ 30000.00) provided by Professor Yasuhiro Anraku (FAOBMB President, 1996-
1998), and can continue to grow from similar donations from like minded individuals. The value of
each award will be between US$ 1500.00 and US$ 2000.00. The fund shall dissolve upon reaching
values below US$ 3000.00 and the remaining capital shall be transferred to the FAOBMB Travel
Fellowship Fund.
Definitions:
1. The age limits detailed in section 11 refer to the age of the applicant at
the date of receipt of the
application by the chairman of the FAOBMB Fellowship Committee.
2. A FAOBMB function is a congress, symposium or workshop sponsored by FAOBMB.
3. A Constituent Member Country/Region is one that has been duly admitted as a
member of the
FAOBMB by the Council of Delegates of the FAOBMB and has not been rejected from membership
of FAOBMB for any reason whatsoever.
Criteria for the award:
(a) FAOBMB Travel Fellowship
(i) The candidate is at an early stage of his or her career development and has
a proven record of
academic and intellectual achievement and,
(ii) The candidate has completed the prescribed forms truthfully and completely
and sent them to the
Chairman of the Fellowship Committee within the stipulated time, and,
(iii) The candidate shows research potential.
(b) FAOBMB Fellowship:
The above criteria (a) as well as:
(i) The candidate provides evidence of acceptance and partial funding by the
collaborating host
institution and partial/ or funding by the collaborating guest
institution/laboratory,
(ii) The candidate provides a detailed plan of training or activity schedule,
and,
(iii) The candidate demonstrates relevance and necessity of the particular skill
to be acquired and
explain how he/she will utilize the newly acquired skills in the home country.
(c) FAOBMB Young Scientist Award
The above criteria in (a) as well as:
The candidate shows clear excellence academically and in research
accomplishments as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals of
international standing. The applicant should be highly recommended and will be
expected to make a notable contribution to the FAOBMB Congress or Conferences.
The successful recipient of the award shall be invited to present a lecture
based on his or her research work at the Congress coinciding with the
announcement of the award. The value of the FAOBMB Young Scientist Award will be
between US$ 1500.00 and US$ 2000.00. Applications shall be accepted from the
applicant or his/her supervisor.
The selection of the candidate for the award shall be the responsibility of the
FAOBMB Fellowship Committee with the help of any other nominee deemed
appropriate by the President of FAOBMB.
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Administration of the FAOBMB travel Fellowship FAOBMB fellowship, and Young
Scientist Award.
These awards shall be administered by the FAOBMB Fellowship Committee which
shall be responsible for the selection of the candidates, after a proper
evaluation of the completed application forms, in accordance with the criteria
outlined above. The list of successful awardees is then communicated to the
Executive Committee and the Council of Delegates for approval and further
action.
FAOBMB Fellowship Committee shall comprise the following:
(i) The Chairman, elected by the Council of Delegates
(ii) The FAOBMB Treasurer.
(iii) The Chairman of the Education Committee of FAOBMB
(iv) The Chairman of the organizing committee of the constituent member hosting
the FAOBMB Function
the subsequent year, or his nominee.
(v) A member from the FAOBMB Region co-opted by the Fellowship Committee
Chairman.
The tenure of the Chairman shall be for a period of three calendar years from
the date of election, following which he or she shall be eligible for
re-election. The Term of the Member co-opted under clause (iv) shall be for a
period up to the function and shall cease with execution of the function he/she
was connected with.
Duties of the FAOBMB Fellowship Committee Members
(i) The chairman shall ensure the announcement of the Fellowships and the Young
Scientist Awards in
advance of the FAOBMB Function, invite applications, determine deadlines, communicate with other
members of the Fellowship Committee, collate and process the evaluation by the Committee Members,
announce the results of the deliberations and present the results at the Annual Meetings of the
Executive Committee and the Council.
(ii) Each of the Fellowship Committee Members should evaluate the application
forms sent to them
promptly and relay the outcome to the Chairman without undue delay. (within 14 days of receiving
the application)
(iii) For the purpose of communication between members of the Fellowship
Committee, e-mail messages
are deemed sufficient. If the communication involves the evaluation of application forms, these have to
be couriered to the member involved. The result of evaluation may be sent by e-mail or fax or by
regular/registered mail.
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Contact Person:
Prof Jisnuson Svasti
Department of Biochemistry and Center for Protein Structure and Function
Faculty of Science
Mahidol University
Rama 6 Road
Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Tel: +66 2 201 5845 / 201 5457 / 201 5840 (secretary)
Fax: +66 2 201 5843 / 354 7174 / 259 6634 (home)
Mobile: +66 1 821 2135