Nomination and Selection criteria 2008

Candidates

• Candidates must be enrolled as PhD students at or have obtained their PhD at a university in either of the relevant regions.
• Candidates should be aged 30 or younger on 1 March 2008 (candidates must have been born on or after 2 March 1977).
• Candidates who have already obtained their PhD must not have defended their PhD thesis before 1 March 2007.

• The candidate's research must be in one of the following fields:
  - Chemistry (including Biochemistry)
  - Analytics
  - Formulation
  - Chemical/Process Engineering
  - Biotechnology
  - Food Technology
  - Nutrition (Human and Animal)
  - Materials Science and Technology (including Biomedical Materials)
  
• The candidate's work may cover fundamental or applied research.
• The research must concern a process, product, applied technology or concept that is new to experts in the field
• The research must be clearly linked to potential short-term or long-term applications, which may or may not be related to DSM’s current activities
• The research must not be socially or politically controversial
• The research must be suitable for publication

Nominations

• Candidates must be nominated by their PhD supervisor (the general rule is one nomination per supervisor)
• Nominations must be made in writing in English
• Supervisors must submit their nomination by e-mail and attach the following five items, each in a separate PDF file:
  - A summary of the candidate’s work (max. 5 pages)
  - A list of all relevant publications
  - Copies of the key publications (max. 3 ) in full length
  - The candidate’s complete curriculum vitae
  - A personal letter of recommendation from the supervisor explaining how the candidate has met the research criteria listed above and why their work deserves an Award
• Nominations must be received no later than 5 p.m. on 1 March 2008. Any nominations received after the deadline will be excluded from participation.