Evaluation Talent Award 2024 – Call for nominations
The award honours young talent in the field of STI policy evaluation. Nominations are possible until 24 May 2024.
The Austrian Council for Sciences, Technology, and Innovation (FORWIT) and the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (fteval) are organising the Evaluation Talent Award, 2024 which recognises outstanding achievements in the field of science, technology and innovation policy evaluation. The prize, endowed with €2,000 for further training measures, focuses on young talents in STI evaluation.
“With the Evaluation Talent Award, we want to emphasise the importance of evaluations for evidence-based policymaking and at the same time offer visibility to young evaluation talents,”
emphasises Council member Sonja Sheikh, Chairwoman of the fteval platform.
Nominations are now open
The award is aimed at Austrian evaluators and international young talents working in the STI sector in Austria. Nominations will be accepted until 24 May 2024.
“We are looking for talented individuals who have excelled in STI policy evaluation. The award should not only cover the evaluation studies, but also the commitment and ambition of the nominees
,” explains Alexandra Mazak-Huemer, FORWIT’s Deputy Managing Director.
Important dates
- Nomination deadline: 24 May 2024
- Jury decision: June 2024
- Award ceremony: REvaluation Conference 2024, 4 to 6 December 2024, Vienna, Austria
All details on the formal and selection criteria as well as the nomination requirements can be found on the website of the fteval platform.
