[Germany] Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Research Award

Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Research Award

• Area of study or research: Natural Sciences, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Genetics Agriculture and Forestry, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary medicine
• Type of grant: award
• Target Group: researchers
• Authority awarding grant: by Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
• Grant benefit paid: The Award is endowed with up to 30,000 Euros. The award may be divided among several prize winners. Utilization of the prize money is not subject to any conditions.

Closing date for applications: 30 September 2008
Where to submit your application: Geschäftsstelle für den Felix-Wankel-Tierschutz-Forschungspreis an der Tierärztlichen Fakultät der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Application form: Triplicate copies of the paper must accompany the letter of nomination. In addition, a floppy disk or CD-ROM containing electronic files (PDF format) of a curriculum vitae, a bibliography and a summary not exceeding two pages in German and/or English shall be submitted, reflecting the state of the art, the research approach and the results. One copy of the papers submitted will be placed on permanent file with the Board of Trustees.

Advice on how to apply:
The Felix-Wankel-Animal-Welfare-Research-Award is usually given every two years by Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich for outstanding experimental and innovative scientific papers aiming at or resulting in the replacement or reduction of animal testing, the general fostering of the idea of animal protection, ensuring the health and the appropriate housing of laboratory animals, pets and livestock, or supporting core research for the purpose of enhancing animal protection.

Those entitled to nominate are scientists as well as members of scientific institutions, expert societies, authorities, etc., or representatives of the scientific media. The nominees can be persons or groups involved in research in Germany or abroad. The papers should be recent and contain the results of original research. They must be available in print. Papers which have already received an animal protection award will normally not be considered. Self-nomination is not permitted.

For more information, please contact the Felix-Wankel-Animal-Welfare-Research-Award office at the
Institute of Animal Welfare, Ethology and Animal Hygiene
Schwere-Reiter-Str. 9
80637 Munich
Phone: +49 89 159278-0
Fax: +49 89 1578277
Email: felix.wankel@tierhyg.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de

Selection procedure: The award decision is made by the Board of Trustees of the Felix-Wankel-Animal-Welfare-Research-Award, ousting the jurisdiction of the courts.
Further Information: http://www.felix-wankel-forschungspreis.de/