OGI Societal Impact of Genomics (SIG) Prize
Application Deadline: January 30th, 2011
The Prize: $ 10,000
OGI believes that by investigating issues that lie at the interface of science and society, social science and humanities research can complement genomics research. Such efforts will facilitate the translation of scientific research results into tangible benefits for society and to proactively identify and explore potential problems, thereby precipitating any required dialogue between researchers, policy-makers, regulatory bodies and the general public. Examples of such cross-disciplinary research can be found here.
To promote and recognize the successful integration of such cross-disciplinary research in Ontario, OGI will award its Societal Impact of Genomics (SIG) Prize annually to the authors of the publication that best exemplifies OGI’s commitment to research excellence and integrative Genomics (see definition) and Societal Impact1 research.
This award is open to authors of cross-disciplinary publications that represent integrative and inter-disciplinary approaches to characterizing the societal issues, outcomes and impacts of genomics. The applicant must be: (i) a resident of Ontario; and (ii) either the first or corresponding author of the submitted manuscript. Eligible manuscripts must be: (i) authored by one or more researchers in a position to bring together technology-focused and humanities-focused methods and approaches; and (ii) must be published between January 1st and December 31st 2010.
OGI will accept applications for the SIG Prize on or before January 30th, 2011, and will notify applicants of the outcome within one month of the application deadline.
For more details on the prize, the evaluation criteria and how to apply, please see the following documents:
• SIG Prize Charter
• Application Form
For more details or if you have any questions e-mail SIG-Prize@OntarioGenomics.ca.
1 Societal impact research, as defined by OGI, includes (but is not limited to) work in disciplines such as sociology, law, philosophy, bioethics, anthropology, business ethics, commerce, economics, environmental and conservation sciences, genetic counseling, animal welfare, communications and journalism studies, political science, public policy, religious studies and other fields.
