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Swartz Prize
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Final Deadline:
August 9, 2010
nominations are about to close!
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SfN President Tom Carew (right) presents the 2009 Swartz Prize to Horace Barlow.
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Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Supported by The Swartz Foundation
Background
The Swartz Prize is presented annually to:
- an individual whose activities over a period of time have produced a significant cumulative contribution to theoretical models or computational methods in neuroscience, or to
- A person who has made a particularly noteworthy advance over the past several years in theoretical or computational neuroscience.
The prize, which includes $25,000, is presented at the Society's annual meeting.
Nomination Criteria
- Nominations must be made or endorsed by an SfN member.
- Nominees do not have to be SfN members.
- Self-nomination is not permitted.
- No person may nominate or write a letter of recommendation for more than one candidate.
Nomination Materials
Please upload the following nomination materials to the new SfN awards submission site (note: all materials must be submitted by the nominator):
- One nomination letter
- A maximum of two letters of recommendation
- A current CV
- A list of publications and abstracts authored or co-authored by the nominee.
If you have any questions, please email us at awards@sfn.org.
Previous Recipients
- Horace Barlow (2009)
- Wilfrid Rall (2008)