The third edition of the Stanisław Lem European Science Prize has been launched. A prize of PLN 100 000 will be awarded to a scientist whose research is likely to have a positive impact on the future of civilisation. Applications can be sent in until 30 September, informs the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
The prize is intended for scientists under 40 years of age studying or conducting research in the European Union and associated countries participating in the Horizon Europe programme. It is awarded for a discovery or significant achievement in the broad fields of science and engineering, with strong elements of technology, interdisciplinarity, creativity and vision.
The Lem Prize was established in 2021 to commemorate the 100th birthday of the outstanding Polish science fiction novelist, who received an honorary doctorate from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in 1981. Previous winners include Professor Randall J. Platt of the Federal Polytechnic Zurich and Professor Samuel Stranks of the University of Cambridge.
