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The BIWAC Prize is granted every two years to the person or to the team with the best proposed research project in acute cardiology
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The amount of BIWAC Prize is fixed to 12.500 Euro
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Candidates for the award must meet the following conditions: |
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- Not older than 50 years at the time of the submission of the application;
- Have the Belgian nationality or be more than 4 years employed in a Belgian university or non-university hospital setting;
- Attach a curriculum vitae;
- Include a statement that the project has not yet been awarded with a prize;
- Inform the jury if the project has been applied for another prize/grant (in whole or in part).
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To be eligible, the text of the proposed project should meet the following requirements: |
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- Written in English ( max 8 pages) including summary (500 words) and precise and detailed budgeting for the realization of the project;
- Devoted to a subject in the field of acute cardiology. Both clinical or experimental projects are considered;
- Be original and to be carried out, at least for the main part, in one or more Belgian institutions;
- Each candidate or team can submit only one project per session.
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The project must be submitted by email before 15 March of every even year (2016 for
this edition) to the Chairman of the BIWAC and to the Secretary at www.biwac.be. It
should include a covering letter with title of the project and a short explanation why the
candidate applies for the BIWAC Prize.
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The Jury is composed of the Chairman of the BIWAC, one board member of the
Belgian Society of Cardiology and 3 members of the BIWAC board. The Jury can invoke a maximum of two external experts if necessary.
The candidate or team whose project got the most jury votes, will be the winner of
the BIWAC Prize (an ex-aequo is not excluded; in that case the prize will be divided
among the two winners). The decision taken by the jury is decisive and irrevocable.
All candidates will be informed of the decision of the jury, one month before the
official awarding of the Prize.
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The Prize will not be awarded if no project has been submitted that meets the regulatory conditions including the quality criteria.
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The Prize will be awarded at the bi-annual Belgian congress on acute cardiac care.
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Within 2 years after delivery of the Prize, the winner has to provide a summary of the available results to the Chairman of the BIWAC. Confidentiality will be ensured.
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Information concerning the prize and the activities of the BIWAC is available on the BIWAC website: www.biwac.be |
