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Terms of Reference for Participation 2012
- The aim of the Premi Ramon Margalef in Ecology is to recognise an exceptional scientific career or discovery in the field of ecological science that has contributed to significant progress in scientific knowledge or thought, or to the development of theoretical instruments for the good management of natural resources on land or in the sea.
- The Prize may be awarded either to individuals or to legal persons or groups from all over the world that, through their scientific career and teaching, have made significant contributions to the development of the ecological sciences.
- Candidatures must be submitted by representatives of university institutions, superior schools, research centres or academies that are either devoted to science or have science divisions, by persons who have been awarded the Prize in previous years or by persons who have been members of the Prize Jury. Exceptionally, candidatures submitted by persons with an acknowledged prestige in the field of ecology will also be admitted. The candidatures must be submitted before 17 May 2012 in a letter or statement of well-reasoned justification signed and dated by the presenter, accompanied by a curriculum vitae of the candidate. The candidatures should be sent to the Technical Secretariat of the Premi Ramon Margalef, Department of the Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Its content may be sent beforehand by e-mail to the Prize Secretariat at prm@gencat.cat or by filling the form to be found at.
- The successful candidate will receive a prize of eighty thousand euros (e80,000) and a unique and simbolic trophy dedicated to the memory of Ramon Margalef.
- The Prize is awarded annually.
- The Jury, assisted by the non-voting Technical Secretary, will decide the winning candidature by majority. The Jury's decision shall be final.
- The winner will be announced by the Board of Management, and the prize will be awarded at an academic ceremony in Barcelona.