The R. Geigy Foundation's purpose is to support the Swiss Tropical Institute in its mandate to contribute research, teaching/training and services to the improvement of the health of populations at national and international levels, emphasizing those most in need.

As a part of this endeavor, the Foundation has proudly given grants to young scientists to enable research that is important to furthering the understanding, prevention and treatment of tropical diseases, as well as improvement of health services.

The Foundation is aware that recipients of grants have also made strong personal commitments to their respective fields and have demonstrated enormous dedication to their work. Often the recipients of grants have demonstrated not only great enthusiasm for science, but have also accepted difficult living conditions and, sometimes even personal risk, compared to many of their peers.

To mark the 106th birthday of the founder of the Swiss Tropical Institute and of the R.Geigy Foundation, the late Professor Rudolf Geigy (1902-1994), the Foundation will again select one exceptional individual to receive the R. Geigy Foundation Award. His or her peers should recognize the recipient as an outstanding achiever on tropical disease sciences or international public health.

Goal
Award an individual scientist for his or her excellent achievements in tropical disease sciences or international public health, and for outstanding dedication to the field.

Award
CHF 5,000.00 (five thousand Swiss francs) – to be awarded in connection with a scientific symposium at Swiss Tropical Institute on 28 November 2008.

Nominations
Nominees should be individuals who are broadly recognized as outstanding achievers in the field of tropical diseases sciences or international public health and who are still within the development of their scientific career.
A nominee can be from a group, university, company or institute that has or has not had a relationship with the STI or the nominator.

Nominators
Senior scientists and public health specialist who are faculty members of the STI or of institutions that maintained or maintain scientific collaborations with the STI.

Submitted nominations
Nominations that can be in either German, English or French, should contain the following:
1. Nominator's name, address, e-mail and phone number
2. Description of the outstanding achievements of the nominee and why the nominator believes that the nominee merits the award, emphasizing scientific achievements (max. 1-2 pages)
3. Full CV of nominee and updated list of nominee’s publications and reports
4. Description of the relationship (if any) between the nominator and the nominee.
5. Affiliations, address, e-mail and telephone number of the nominee.
6. Names of two peer references for the nominee

Selection criteria

• Originality of the achievements in tropical diseases research and control and/or international public health.
• Outstanding and dedicated individual as reflected in nationan and international recognition
• Consistency of dedication
• Strength of recommendation by the peers

Selection Committee
The Board of the R. Geigy Foundation makes the final decision. The Board consists of the following individuals: B. Berger, Prof. Dr. L. Jenni, J.-M. Joerin, Prof. Dr. G. Pluschke, J. Schwarzenbach, Prof. Dr. M. Tanner (Chair of the Selection Committee) and J. Toffol). The Board may elect a scientific advisory committee to support the Foundation in the selection of the award recipient.

Deadline
Deadline for submitting nominations: 18 August 2008.

Address for Submissions
The President, R. Geigy Foundation, c/o Swiss Tropical Institute, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.

Further Information
For further information contact the secretariat of the President of the R. Geigy Foundation (Mrs. Christine Walliser)

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