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THIEME–IUPAC PRIZE– CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023.

LOCATION: USA

The Thieme Group in collaboration with IUPAC and the Editors of SYNTHESIS, SYNLETT, SYNFACTS, and Science of Synthesis announce the Thieme-IUPAC Prize for 2024. This award is presented every two years on the occasion of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry – International Conference on Organic Synthesis (IUPAC–ICOS).

ELIGIBILITY:

The 2024 prize will be awarded to a scientist who must be no older than 42 years of age on Jan. 1, 2024. This means that all candidates who would have been eligible for the 2022 Prize, which was suspended due to Covid, will be considered eligible for the 2024 Thieme-IUPAC Prize.

The candidate’s research must have had a major impact in synthetic organic chemistry.

The prize will be awarded based on scientific merit for independent research dealing with synthesis in the broadest context of organic chemistry, including organometallic chemistry, medicinal and biological chemistry.

Proposals must be accompanied by:

a biographical sketch of the nominee

a list of the candidate’s ten most significant publications

a statement of how the candidate’s research has had a major impact on the field of synthetic organic chemistry

The material will be confidentially forwarded to an independent selection committee.

Nomination materials should be submitted by e-mail to marcus.white@thieme.de by December 15, 2023.

BENEFIT:

An award of €5,000

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UNITED NATIONS YOUTH CHAMPIONS FOR DISARMAMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME (2ND EDITION) 

Application Deadline: 27 November 2023

LOCATION: USA

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has made a major push to engage and empower young people, recognizing their participation as essential for identifying new solutions that will secure the breakthroughs that our world urgently needs. To that end, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), with generous financial support from the Government of Germany, are calling on young people to apply for the 2nd edition of the United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training Programme – an innovative learning programme aimed at empowering youth to work for disarmament in their communities. To learn more about the previous edition of the programme please visit: https://youth4disarmament.org/youth-champions-disarmament.

ELIGIBILITY:

Are you between 18 and 24 years old?

Are you interested in taking part in an innovative learning programme to improve your ability to advocate for peace, disarmament, non-proliferation, and arms control in your community?

Do you want the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face regional workshop, as well as travel to the United Nations Headquarters in New York?

BENEFIT:

15 young people will be selected to participate in the 2nd edition of the training programme, which will introduce a regional focus. 

The selected 15 United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament will receive training in the general principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and arms control and its linkages to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. After completion of the introductory courses, regular exchanges with experts from think tanks, civil society organizations and the diplomatic field will be facilitated by UNODA, followed by regional workshops and youth forums. At the end of the training, the 15 Youth Champions will be invited to present their perspectives at an event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training Programme is funded through generous financial support from the Government of Germany.

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