Relevant Organizations and Experts:
In order to reward individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions to applied agricultural researches, sufficiently stimulate the initiative and creativity of those who work in the field of agricultural science and technology, promote the growth and development of talent in agricultural science and technology and guide scientific and technological resources to play its role in economic development of agriculture, Beijing Da Bei Nong Technology Group Co., Ltd. invested to set up these awards in 1999 as approved by and registered with the Ministry of Science and Technology.
To further stimulate the initiative and creativity of those who work in the field of agricultural science and technology, promote the transformation of scientific and technological outcomes into practical productivity and ensure the success of the DBN Science & Technology Awards, the following are herewith announced pursuant to the requirements in the Encouragement Measures for the DBN Science & Technology Awards:
I. Scope of Application
The DBN Science & Technology Awards are mainly granted to scientific research outcomes that have great contribution, significant influence and major social and economic benefits to the promotion of scientific and technological progress in such fields of domestic and overseas agriculture as crops, animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, plant protection, gardening, utilization of agricultural resources, aquatic products and agricultural engineering.
In order to encourage young scientific and technological workers (grass-roots workers) to show their talents, cultivate successors of the industry and ensure the sustainability of agricultural science and technology, projects led by scientific and technological workers younger than 45 years old shall be considered with emphasis, and applications from academicians are not accepted.
II. Awards
The DBN Science & Technology Awards are classified into 4 levels, with 4 first awards, RMB 500, 000 for each winner; 15 second awards, RMB 150, 000 for each winner; 30 third awards, RMB 80, 000 for each winner; 50 promotion awards, RMB 50, 000 for each winner, and no more than 1 premier award (for those having especially outstanding contributions and economic and social benefits to the innovation of agricultural science and technology as well as major effect and influence on the promotion of the progress in science and technology), RMB 1 million for the winner. Altogether 100 awards with the total prize money of RMB10.15 million will be granted. The quota system is recommended to winners of different levels of award, with no more than 20 individual and 5 organizations as implementers of the premier award; no more than 15 individual and 5 organizations as implementers of first awards; no more than 10 individual and 5 organizations as implementers of second awards; no more than 5 individual and 2 organizations as implementers of third awards; and no more than 2 individual and 1 organization as implementers of promotion awards.
III. Application
The DBN Science & Technology Awards adopt the application mode that combines nomination, recommendation and personal application.
(I) Nomination: The Awards Committee shall approve setting up the Nomination Committee consisting of experts of the industry with original opinions, with each expert capable of nominating 1 project. The Awards Committee shall send The Invitation for Nomination and The DBN Science & Technology Awards Nomination Form to the experts, who shall nominate projects according to the requirements of the awards and sign their names on the nomination forms after completing the same.
(II) Recommendation by experts: Famous experts accredited by the Awards Committee, academic authorities, responsible leaders and discipline leaders of agriculture-related disciplines shall be the experts entitled to recommendation, who shall include members of the Awards Committee, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, chief scientists of major national science and technology programs, previous winners of premier awards of the DBN Science & Technology Awards and well-known authoritative domestic and foreign experts, etc. Each expert may recommend 1 project. The Awards Committee shall send The Invitation for Recommendation and The DBN Science & Technology Awards Recommendation Form to the experts, who shall nominate projects according to the requirements of the awards and sign their names on the recommendation forms after completing the same.
(III) Recommendation by employers: National level-1 societies accredited by the Awards Committee, awards offices of different provinces (municipalities) of the country, as well as agriculture-related high education institutions or academies of agricultural sciences of or above provincial level may recommend projects without quota. The Awards Committee shall send The Invitation for Recommendation and The DBN Science & Technology Awards Recommendation Form to the organizations, which shall nominate projects according to the requirements of the awards and affix their common seals on the recommendation forms after completing the same.
(IV) Personal application: All scientific and technological workers of agriculture from all around the world may apply for the awards freely, with the main implementers having the responsibility to seek for consent from other main implementers and implementing organizations before application.
IV. Application Requirements
The Application Form for the DBN Science & Technology Awards, as the main basis for the review, shall be completed by applicants according to the requirements of the Application Recommendation Manual for the 9th DBN Science & Technology Awards, and be complete, genuine and reliable.
It is required to access the application system of the DBN Science & Technology Awards (http://dbnsta.dbn.cn/p/loginUI.action) to apply for projects under the DBN Science & Technology Awards. The 9th DBN Science & Technology Awards will be formally launched as from February 1st, 2015, and each recommender may recommend projects as required by accessing the account assigned by the recommendation system with the user ID and password; for personal application, on-line registration, completion, submission and application following the requirements are required. On-line application will be closed on June 30th, 2015.
Implementers of projects passing the preliminary review shall prepare paper materials according to the requirements before the specified date (TBD) after receipt of the notice from the Office. The paper materials, with the content consist with that reported on the system, shall be in the vertical form on A4 paper and bound in a volume with attachments. One original copy and one photocopy bearing required common seals shall be sent (delivered) to the Office.
V. Contact Information
Contacts: Zhang Ziping, Liu Wei, Ji Lei, Wang Danyu
Tel: 010-82856450-8172, 8196, 8151, 8167
Address: Awards Office, 14F, Zhongguancun Tower, No.27, Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing
Zip Code: 100080
QQ Group: 115161030
Email: dbnsta@dbn.com.cn
Official Site: http://gabif.dbn.cn
Awards Office of the DBN Science & Technology Awards
January 1st, 2015