Applications for the Third Bernhard Rensch Prize for
> Biological Systematics of the GfBS
>
> The Bernhard Rensch Prize is awarded annually by the
> Society of Biological Systematics (GfBS, Germany) to
> a young scientist who has demonstrated exceptional
> work in any area of biological systematics. The
> award was launched by the GfBS according to a
> suggestion by the recently deceased Prof. Dr. Ernst
> Mayr, an honorary member of the GfBS, who also
> helped underwrite the endowment for the prize with a
> generous contribution. The prize honours the
> lifelong work of Bernhard Rensch, one of the
> founders of the ‘New Systematics’ (for more
> information, see
>
http://www.uni-muenster.de/Biologie.NeuroVer/Verhaltensbiologie/rensch-d.html).
>
> Eligible for consideration is any significant work
> (e.g., Bachelors or Masters thesis, PhD
> dissertation, or the equivalent) where the applicant
> is the sole or primary author. The study can be in
> any area in which the GfBS is involved, with
> botanical, paleontological, and zoological (broadly
> defined) studies all being equally desired. All
> submitted work will be judged according to its
> scientific quality, innovativeness and creativity by
> the Bernhard Rensch Committee, consisting of members
> of the council of the GfBS and one additional,
> external jury member.
>
> The prize of 1000 Euro together with the Bernhard
> Rensch Medal will be awarded at the Annual Meeting
> of the Society, where the recipient will present the
> work in a public seminar. The Society will pay all
> the costs of the recipient associated with attending
> the annual meeting as well as awarding a free
> one-year membership to the Society.
>
> The following is a summary of the key points
> associated with an application for the prize:
> - The prize is open to all members of the scientific
> community, whether or not they are members of the
> GfBS. Candidates can be either self-nominated or
> nominated by another person.
> - The candidate must be either the sole or primary
> author of the nominated work.
> - Only works written in either English or German can
> unfortunately be taken into consideration.
> - The nominated work can be in any of the areas of
> systematic botany, paleontology, or zoology, each of
> which will be judged equally.
> - The candidate must have defended their PhD no more
> than three years before the submission deadline.
> - Applications must include two hardcopies of the
> nominated work. A short summary of the candidate’s
> academic career and any other relevant material,
> either about the study or the candidate, is also
> welcome.
> - All applications must be received by August
> 31,2006 and be sent to the following:
>
> PD Dr. Uwe Fritz
> General Secretary of the Society of Biological
> Systematics
> Museum für Tierkunde
> Staatliche Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden
> A.-B.-Meyer-Bau
> Königsbrücker Landstr. 159
> 01109 Dresden
> Germany
>
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