{"id":3094,"date":"2024-06-13T12:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consvancouver.esteri.it\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T19:14:20","slug":"call-for-applications-young-investigator-awards-isnaff-italian-scientists-scholars-in-north-america-foundation-deadline-august-4-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consvancouver.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2024\/06\/call-for-applications-young-investigator-awards-isnaff-italian-scientists-scholars-in-north-america-foundation-deadline-august-4-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: Young Investigator Awards | ISNAFF Italian Scientists &#038; Scholars in North America Foundation (Deadline: August 4, 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong>ISSNAF<\/strong>\u00a0annually awards the\u00a0<em><strong>Young Investigator Awards<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in various disciplines to outstanding, early-career Italian researchers working in the United States or Canada in recognition of their significant and innovative contributions to their field of research. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong>ISSNAF<\/strong>\u00a0is very pleased to announce the\u00a0Young Investigator Awards of 2024 and is grateful to its sponsors for their generosity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Prizes, process and application information\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.issnaf.org\/call-for-applications-yi-2024\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-anchor-comp-id=\"comp-lwtgcc9p2\" data-anchor=\"dataItem-lwtgcc9q\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">ISNAFF welcomes applications to the following Awards:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">EMBASSY OF ITALY AWARD<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">FOR RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Established in 2020, this year\u2019s edition recognizes Italian researchers in the USA providing fundamental contributions to all aspects of artificial intelligence, including technological and engineering advancements, transformative applications across disciplines, education, economic impact, ethical development to support societal needs, and solutions to mitigate harmful use of AI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">FRANCO STRAZZABOSCO AWARD<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>FOR RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING WITH FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Established in 2013 by the Strazzabosco family in memory of Dott. Ing. Franco Strazzabosco, this award is a tribute to the entrepreneurial courage of Italian engineers who strive to apply scientific discoveries to the public advantage. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">INFN BRUNO TOUSCHEK AWARD<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>FOR RESEARCH IN\u00a0 FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Established in 2022 by Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, this award honors the memory of Prof. Bruno Touschek for his pioneering work in the fields of elementary particle physics and particle accelerators. It recognizes contributions in the fields of fundamental interactions of matter, such as elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, cosmology and the physics of particle beams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">MARIO GERLA AWARD<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>FOR RESEARCH IN COMPUTER SCIENCE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Established by the Gerla family in 2019, this award is in memory of Dr. Mario Gerla, pioneer in computer networking, professor of Computer Science at UCLA and ISSNAF founding member.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">PAOLA CAMPESE AWARD<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>FOR RESEARCH IN HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Established by Stefania and Vito Campese in 2011, this award is in memory of their young, talented and generous daughter Paola.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">RnB4CULTURE AWARD<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>FOR INNOVATION IN THE STUDY OF ITALIAN CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Established in 2021 by RnB4Culture, this award recognizes the vibrancy of research in Italian culture and its evolving nature expressed in a variety of ways such as innovative uses of technology, or originality of approach, or contribution to wider questions and trends in the Humanities at large.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">PRIZES, PROCESS AND APPLICATION INFORMATION<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\">PRIZES<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Winners receive a prize of $3,000. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Winners and Finalists are invited to attend the ISSNAF Annual Event 2024 at the Embassy of Italy in Washington and receive a travel and lodging award. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Winners and Finalists receive public recognition of their accomplishments via the ISSNAF social media.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Italian citizenship<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Current affiliation with a research institution in the United States or Canada, with the exception that applicants for the Embassy of Italy Award must work in the USA;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">PhD received or Medical\/Veterinary Residency completed in 2017 or later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">ISSNAF reserves the right to exclude any applicants not meeting standards of good scholarship and integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">PROCESS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Applications are evaluated considering the applicant\u2019s curriculum, the quality and impact of their research, their personal contributions to the research, and two letters of reference. Three Finalists are named for each of the Awards. \u00a0<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>\u00a0<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>The Finalists present their research to the distinguished Award Jury at the virtual Young ISSNAF Symposia to be held between October 28 and November 1, 2024.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The Jury names the Award Winner. The Symposia are open to the public. \u00a0<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>\u00a0<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>The Winners are announced and receive their award at the ISSNAF Annual Event on November 14, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">TIMELINE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">June 1, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Call is open \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">August 4, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Call is closed \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">August 4, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Letters of reference are due<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">August 21, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Applicants are notified whether their application has been accepted<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">October 4, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Applicants are notified whether they have been named Finalists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Oct 28 \u2013 Nov 1, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Finalists present their research at the Young Investigator Symposia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">November 14, 2024<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>Winners receive their Award at the ISSNAF Annual Event\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">HOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Write your application according to the award-specific template<br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">for the RnB4Culture Award, download\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14OpKRizn8rwxKbIVTt1bdHkXu0hGwvT_\/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024_YI_RnB4Culture_Award_Application<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\u2013 for awards other than RnB4Culture Award, download\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12uBIalsSfMvR70f80_ozgZljjI9jsd8L\/edit#heading=h.30j0zll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024_YI_Award_Application<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Request two researchers in your field to email ISSNAF (<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"mailto:awards@issnaf.org\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">awards@issnaf.org<\/a>) a letter of reference on your behalf by August 4, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" \/><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Note that it is your responsibility to make sure that ISSNAF receives these letters by the due date.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Fill out the\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/RED5dSNHWe5cgb7d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISSNAF Young Investigator Awards 2024 Application Form,<\/a>, upload your application, and submit the form by August 4, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ISSNAF\u00a0annually awards the\u00a0Young Investigator Awards\u00a0in various disciplines to outstanding, early-career Italian researchers working in the United States or Canada in recognition of their significant and innovative contributions to their field of research. \u00a0 ISSNAF\u00a0is very pleased to announce the\u00a0Young Investigator Awards of 2024 and is grateful to its sponsors for their generosity. 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