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Eligibility
Award eligibility alternates between scientists based in developing countries in odd years and researchers from international agricultural research centres, industrialized countries and countries with economies in transition in intervening years.
For the 2004 Award it is the turn of the industrialized countries and countries with economies in transition, as classified by the United Nations, and the international agricultural research centres.
The Award is offered to individuals for their research efforts. Applicants should be crop or soil scientists from the public or private sector, from the fertilizer industry, or from a research institute or educational establishment.
The Award
The recipient of the Award will receive US$ 10,000 (ten thousand US dollars) and will be invited as a guest to the IFA Annual Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, from 24 to 27 May 2004. The recipient will also be sponsored to participate in one international conference during the same year
Judging
The candidates are judged on the basis of research quality, originality and practical application. Preference is given to research leading to improvements in fertilizer use efficiency and environmental sustainability.
An independent panel, comprising established international scientists, will select the laureate. The IFA Secretariat reserves the right to make a preliminary selection.
The Award Recipient will be known early in April 2004.
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Nomination procedure
Candidates must be nominated by an IFA member. IFA will send a list of locally based IFA members on request.
Applications must be submitted to an IFA member by 31 January 2004, and nominations by members must be forwarded to the IFA Secretariat by 20 February 2004.
Applicants must follow the format of the nomination form and will only be considered if the form is accompanied by a letter of introduction from one IFA member in good standing. The duly completed nomination form should not exceed six pages.
Nomination forms of more than six pages, as well as publications or lists of publications, additional letters and any other material will not be considered by the selection panel.
Paper copies of the nomination form are available on request. The form can also be downloaded from IFA's web site at the following address:
www.fertilizer.org/ifa/aw_info.asp
If applicants need assistance to identify an IFA member, please Contact Us.
Language
Applications must be submitted in English
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