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BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/conditions/
Overview
| Donor: | BBVA Foundation |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Spain |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual |
| Deadline: | 30.06.2024 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Prize |
| Maximum grant size: | 400.000€ |
| Funding ratio: | 100% |
Sectors
- Arts & Culture
- Climate Change
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Other
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Description
1) Objective
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities and artistic creation, as listed in these call conditions. Awards will be granted in eight prize categories, spanning three domains. First, scientific and technological research in the areas of Basic Sciences, Biomedicine, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Information and Communication Technologies, and Economics, Finance and Management. Second, the creation, direction or performance of works of contemporary classical music. Third, scientific research and/or projects that represent significant advances in two core concerns of the 21st century: climate change and development cooperation.
The disciplines and domains of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards are:
- Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
- Biology and Biomedicine
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Ecology and Conservation Biology
- Climate Change
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Music and Opera
2) Eligibility
Candidates shall be one or more natural persons of any nationality. The awards are also open to scientific or cultural organisations that can be collectively credited with exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge, cultural creation or the fight against climate change.
3) Location
The BBVA Foundation’s focus is Spain and Latin America.
4) Budget
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards will consist of €400,000, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each prize category.
5) Application
The nomination period will end on 30 June 2024. All nominations should be submitted using the dedicated form on the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards website. Both nominations and the accompanying documentation must be submitted in English only.