Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Grant

The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology recognizes outstanding neurobiological research conducted by scientists under 35 years of age. Established in 2002, this prestigious award promotes early career neurobiologists who demonstrate excellence in molecular, cellular, systems, or organismic biology. The winner receives $25,000, a 10-year AAAS membership, and their essay is published in Science. Finalists also receive recognition and support to attend the award ceremony, highlighting the importance of advancing neuroscience research.

The international Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist who is not older than 35 years for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular, cellular, systems, or organismic biology conducted during the past three years.
About the Prize
The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology acknowledges the increasing importance of this research in advancing our understanding of how the brain and nervous system function - a quest that seems destined for dramatic expansion in the coming decades.
Eppendorf and Science/AAAS established this international prize in 2002. The Prize is intended to encourage and support the work of promising young neurobiologists who are not older than 35 years. It is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular, cellular, systems, or organismic biology conducted during the past three years, as described in a 1,000-word entrance essay.
The grand prize winner of the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is selected along with up to three finalists by an independent board of scientists that is chaired by Science's senior editor. The winner is awarded US$ 25,000. This is a personal gift. The grand prize winner‘s essay is published in Science and on Science Online. Furthermore, the winner receives a complimentary 10-year AAAS Membership, a 10-year digital subscription to Science as well as US$ 1,000 in complimentary Eppendorf products.
The award is announced and presented at a ceremony in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Eppendorf provides full support for the grand prize winner to attend this event. The winner is also invited for a later trip to Hamburg to visit Eppendorf.
The finalist essays are published on Science Online. The finalists receive full support to attend the prize ceremony. Furthermore, the finalists receive a complimentary 5-year AAAS Membership, a 5-year digital subscription to Science as well as US$ 1,000 in complimentary Eppendorf products.
All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs and expenses associated with the receipt or use of the prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner.

Eligibility

Rules of Eligibility:The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international research prize.
Entrants must be an early career neurobiologist who holds an advanced degree (M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D.) received in the last 10 years and you are not older than 35 years of age at the time of entry.The eligibility threshold can be extended for the following documented circumstances:Maternity leave: 18 months extension for each child born. If the applicants can document a longer total maternity leave, the eligibility period will be extended by the documented time of actual leave(s) for all children taken.
Paternity leave: extension by the documented time of paternity leave for each child born.
Disability, long-term illness (absence from academic activity of more than six consecutive months in a year).
National or civilian service: extension by the documented amount of leave taken by the applicant.
Clinical training: extension by the documented time of clinical training received by the applicant up to a maximum of 2 years.The entrant’s essay must describe contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular, cellular, systems, or organismic biology.
The entrant must have performed or directed the work described in the essay.
The research must have been performed during the previous three years.
Entrants are accountable for the accuracy of the entry and for ensuring that there is no plagiarism. They must also ensure that all sources are appropriately cited and should carefully review the work to guard against bias that may be introduced by AI. Editors may decline to consider an entry if AI is used inappropriately.While the research may be part of a larger team effort, an eligible entrant must be a single individual and the essay must focus on their contribution.

Ineligibility

Text generated from AI, machine learning, or similar algorithmic tools cannot be used to generate or edit the submission nor its accompanying figures, images, or graphics. Limited editing with tools such as Grammarly is acceptable but must be declared. During submission, entrants will be required to declare they have not used AI inconsistent with this requirement.An entrant may not win more than one Science prize using the same essay or a similar essay on the same research.Essays on the same research cannot win more than one Science prize regardless of who the entrant is. Past winners of a Science prize cannot be eligible for another Science prize until at least 5 years have passed since the award. For a full list of Science prizes please see here.Employees of the Eppendorf Group, Science and AAAS, and their relatives are not eligible for the prize.