All relevant organizations and experts:
To promote the innovation of agricultural science and conversion from scientific and technological achievements to productivity, Beijing DBN Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as DBN Group) has, after approved by Science and Technology Department, established DBN Agricultural Science and Technology Award in 1999, to reward scientific and technical personnel who have made outstanding contributions to the applied agricultural research at home and abroad. The certificate number of DBN Science and Technology Award is: G. K. J. S. Z. Zi. No. 0148.
Up to now, DBN Agricultural Science and Technology Award have been held for seven times with 1,831 applicants in total. 188 experts (including 4 foreign experts) have been awarded, with total amount of award money up to 7,510,000RMB. Among then, 6 awarded experts have been elected as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 26 experts have won the National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology, and one has won National Award for Technological Invention. To prepare for the Eighth DBN Agricultural Science and Technology Award, the relevant matters are as follow:
1. Application Time: Jan. 1st, 2013 to Apr. 30th, 2013
2. Awards (total award amount of 2,000,000RMB)
(1) 2 awardees for Special Awards, with award amount of 200,000RMB for each;
(2) 10 awardees for the First Prize, with award amount of 100,000RMB for each;
(3) 20 awardees for the Second Prize, with award amount of 30,000RMB for each.
3. Award Fields
(1) Plant Genetic Engineering;
(2) Crops (corn, paddy rice, cotton, etc.);
(3) Plant Nutrition and Protection;
(4) New Variety of Animals;
(5) Animal Nutrition and Feeds;
(6) Animal Epidemic Prevention and Purification.
4. Achievements Excluded in Evaluation
(1) Secret projects related to the national defense and security;
(2) Achievement that fails to conform with reward requirements;
(3) Achievement that has disputes with regard to intellectual property, relevant organizations, personnel, etc;
(4) Achievement that has won scientific and technological awards at provincial (ministerial) or above level.
5. Application Methods and Evaluation Procedures
(1) Individual applicants: applicants may login http://kjj.dbn.cn or directly apply on the homepage of DBN Group http://www.dbn.cn;
(2) Applicants recommend by organizations: applicants apply (in the same method as mentioned-above) with the user names and passwords provided by the recommending organizations which have obtained the user name and passwords through registration at the recommending system.;
(3) The primary evaluation shall be carried out via the Internet and the final evaluation at a meeting;
(4) The results of primary and final evaluation shall be made public via designated media and consult objections;
(5) The Technological Innovation Forum shall be held simultaneously with the awarding ceremony.
6. Requirements for the materials
The application material is the main basis for evaluation, and shall be complete, authentic and reliable. The projects that have passed the primary review shall prepare for paper materials within specified time period after receipt of the notification. The information on the paper materials shall be consistent with that when registering in the system. The paper materials shall be A4 paper vertically placed and unified bound with attachments in one volume. The materials shall be made in 2 copies, stamped with official seal as required and expressed to DBN Science and Technology Award office.
7. Contact:
Contact: Zhang Ziping, Gao Chunyan,Wang Danyu
TEL: 010-82856450-8172, 8137,8167
Fax: 010-82856430
Address: 14/F, Reward Office, Zhongguancun Building, No.27, Zhongguancun Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing
Postcode: 100080
QQ Group: 115161030
E-mail: dbnsta@dbn.com.cn