Международная медицинская научная премия Кейо-2015 г.

Objective
· The Keio Medical Science Prize gives recognition to the outstanding and creative achievements of researchers in the field of the medical and life sciences, in particular those contributing to scientific developments in medicine. It aims to promote worldwide advances in life sciences and medicine, to encourage the expansion of researcher networks throughout the world, and to contribute to the well-being of humankind.
Field
- Basic medicine, clinical medicine, or life sciences closely related to medicine
Prize
· Each laureate receives a certificate of merit, medal, and a monetary award of 10 million yen.
Ceremony
· The award ceremony is scheduled to be held in November, 2015 at the School of Medicine, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Eligibility
· Nominees must be currently active in their field of research, and be expected to make future contributions to the field. The Keio Medical Science Prize is an international award.
Deadline
· Nominations must reach the Office of Keio University Medical Science Fund by March 10, 2015. Please refer to the guidelines for more details (see next page).

Guidelines for Making a Nomination
Criteria
-The nominee must have made a breakthrough in the fields of medicine and life sciences, or a related field.
-The nominee must have made an outstanding contribution to basic and clinical medicine.
Selection
13 selection committee members and over 60 specialists from various fields, within and outside Keio University, will select laureates through a rigorous review process.
Eligibility
Nominees must be currently active in their field of research, and be expected to make future contributions to the field. The Keio Medical Science Prize is an international award.
Nomination
- Individuals are limited to one nomination each.
- There is no limit to the number of nominations that institutions or organizations may make, but academies may make only a small number of nominations.
- In the case of multiple nominations, nominations are limited to one nominee per research theme.
Nomination Materials
- Nomination form (enclosed) *The form can also be downloaded from our web page at http://www.ms-fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/.
- Nominee’s curriculum vitae
- Nominee’s bibliography
- Copy of major publications (5 maximum)

Please send all the materials listed above in PDF format via e-mail to k-nomination@adst.keio.ac.jp, or by post to the following mailing address:
Office of the Keio University Medical Science Fund
35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan

* Please create a PDF file for each nomination material. Each major publication must be a separate PDF file.
* Online nomination is also available. Please refer to the following website: http://www.ms-fund.keio.ac.jp/prize/index.html

Deadline
Nominations for 2015 must reach the Office of the Keio University Medical Science Fund by March 10, 2015.

Please note
- A nomination should be for one researcher. We do not accept nominations for groups. - Nomination materials will not be returned.
- Nomination materials will be used exclusively for the selection process and will not be used or disclosed for any other purposes.
- You will be informed of the result after final decisions are made.
- Queries about the status of the selection process will not be answered.
- Even if you are not making nominations this year, please kindly let us know if there are any changes to your contact details. Please fill out the second page of the nomination form and send it back to us.

We look forward to receiving your nomination.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Atsushi Seike
President, Keio University
Chairman, Board of Directors of the Keio University Medical Science Fund