Applications Invited for the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research

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About the Organization

The Einstein Foundation Berlin and the QUEST Center for Responsible Research collaborate to present this international award to provide publicity for researchers and institutions seeking to improve the quality of research.

The Einstein Foundation Berlin is an independent, not-for-profit, science-led funding organization established as a foundation under civil law in 2009. Since then, its task has been to promote international cutting-edge science and research across disciplines and institutions in and for Berlin. To date, it has funded more than 200 researchers, including three Nobel laureates, over 70 projects, and seven Einstein Centers.

The QUEST Center for Responsible Research was founded in 2017 as part of the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité. QUEST develops and implements new approaches to support that biomedical research is conducted in a trustworthy manner, provides useful results, and meets ethical standards. The focus is on Open Science, Indicators & Incentives, Quality Assurance, Patient & Stakeholder Engagement, Education & Training and Meta Research.

About the Grant

The Einstein Foundation Berlin promotes international cutting-edge research in and for Berlin. With evidence-based research, reliable standards, and open access to new findings being more important than ever, our activities are focused in particular on advancing the quality of research.

In this spirit, the Einstein Foundation launched a new international prize, the “Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research” – the first of its kind worldwide.

In cooperation with the BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, the Einstein Foundation annually recognizes outstanding researchers and institutions whose work helps to advance the quality and robustness of research findings – whether they are breaking new ground, using and testing innovative methods, or collecting and sharing their data in novel ways.

The winners are selected by an international jury consisting of eminent researchers. The generous prize money of €500,000 is provided by the Damp Foundation. Additional support is provided by the State of Berlin. Partners also include the Max Planck Foundation, the Berlin University Alliance as well as the media partners Nature Portfolio and the open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS).

The Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research in cooperation with the BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research aims to provide recognition and publicity for outstanding efforts that enhance the rigor, reliability, robustness, and transparency of research in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and stimulate awareness and activities fostering research quality among scientists, institutions, funders, and politicians.

Promoting access to research results (‘Open Science’), embracing collaborative research (‘Team Science’) and increasing diversity in research are only some of the objectives established by the international jury.

Since 2021, we annually welcome applications and nominations from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities worldwide for a €500,000 award across three categories.

Award Categories:

• Individual Award: Individual researchers or small teams of collaborating researchers can be nominated. The laureate will be awarded €200,000.
• Institutional Award: Governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions, or other entities can apply or be nominated. The award-winning organization or institution will receive €200,000.
• Early Career Award: Early career researchers or small teams of collaborating researchers can submit a project proposal that seeks to foster research quality and value for an award of €100,000.

How to Apply

Submission for the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award is now open

Please submit your entry here until April 30, 2024. Laureates and finalists will be announced in November 2024. Register here or directly login if you already have a login.

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